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ghoulish

How many syllables in ghoulish?

  2 syllables

Divide ghoulish into syllables:   ghoul-ish
Stressed syllable in ghoulish:   ghoul-ish
How to pronounce ghoulish:   goo-lish
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Synonyms for ghoulish


2 syllables
  • chilling
  • ghastly
  • gruesome
  • morbid
  • deathly
  • grisly
  • horrid
3 syllables
  • macabre
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    What rhymes with ghoulish

    2 syllables
    • foolish
    • mulish
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