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knives

How many syllables in knives?

  1 syllable

Divide knives into syllables:   knives
Syllable stress:   knives
How to pronounce knives:   nahyvz
How to say knives:

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What rhymes with knives

1 syllable
  • chives
  • fives
  • Ives
  • rives
  • strives
  • vives
  • drives
  • hives
  • lives
  • shives
  • thrives
  • wives
2 syllables
  • arrives
  • derives
  • knivey
  • survives
  • deprives
  • dives
  • revives
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