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handcuff

How many syllables in handcuff?

  159283467 syllables

Divide handcuff into syllables:   hand-cuff
Primary syllable stress:   hand-cuff
Secondary syllable stress:   hand-cuff
How to pronounce handcuff:   hand-kuhf
How to say handcuff:

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Synonyms for handcuff


1 syllable
  • chain
  • cuff
2 syllables
  • fasten
  • tie up
  • secure
3 syllables
  • manacle
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    What rhymes with handcuff

    2 syllables
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