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ho-hum

How many syllables in ho-hum?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with ho-hum

2 syllables
  • alum
  • degum
  • eardrum
  • humdrum
  • outcome
  • succumb
  • benumb
  • dumdum
  • green thumb
  • income
  • subgum
  • yum-yum
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