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gruesome

How many syllables in gruesome?

  2 syllables

Divide gruesome into syllables:   grue-some
Stressed syllable in gruesome:   grue-some
How to pronounce gruesome:   groo-sum
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Synonyms for gruesome


2 syllables
  • ghastly
  • gory
  • horrid
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What rhymes with gruesome

2 syllables
  • twosome
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