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herringbone

How many syllables in herringbone?

  3 syllables

Divide herringbone into syllables:   her-ring-bone
Stressed syllable in herringbone:   her-ring-bone
How to pronounce herringbone:   her-ing-bohn
How to say herringbone:

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