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handgun

How many syllables in handgun?

  2 syllables

Divide handgun into syllables:   hand-gun
How to pronounce handgun:   hand-guhn
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Synonyms for handgun


1 syllable
  • gun
    2 syllables
    • firearm
    • shooter
    • pistol
    • small arm
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with handgun

      2 syllables
      • air gun
      • blowgun
      • burp gun
      • Chaplin
      • earned run
      • finespun
      • flashgun
      • godson
      • hard-won
      • hired gun
      • homespun
      • long run
      • outgun
      • popgun
      • rerun
      • short run
      • six-gun
      • spray gun
      • stepson
      • top gun
      • V-1
      • zip gun
      • big gun
      • Bull Run
      • chaconne
      • dry run
      • end run
      • first-run
      • forerun
      • grandson
      • have done
      • home run
      • inrun
      • milk run
      • outrun
      • pressrun
      • sea-run
      • shotgun
      • speargun
      • squirt gun
      • stun gun
      • undone
      • well-done
      3 syllables
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