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iamb

How many syllables in iamb?

  2 syllables

Divide iamb into syllables:   i-amb
Stressed syllable in iamb:   i-amb
How to say iamb:

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What rhymes with iamb

2 syllables
  • air dam
  • ashram
  • flimflam
  • grand slam
  • hard clam
  • logjam
  • Mailgram
  • nizam
  • program
  • surf clam
  • thiram
  • webcam
  • ziram
  • Annam
  • exam
  • goddamn
  • grandam
  • imam
  • madame
  • milldam
  • Priam
  • quondam
  • tam-tam
  • trigram
  • whim-wham
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