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hurricane

How many syllables in hurricane?

  3 syllables

Divide hurricane into syllables:   hur-ri-cane
Stressed syllable in hurricane:   hur-ri-cane
How to say hurricane:

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Synonyms for hurricane


1 syllable
  • gale
  • storm
2 syllables
  • cyclone
  • twister
  • whirlwind
  • tempest
  • typhoon
  • windstorm
3 syllables
  • tornado
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    What rhymes with hurricane

    2 syllables
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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