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lanky

How many syllables in lanky?

  286971354 syllables

Divide lanky into syllables:   lank-y
Stressed syllable in lanky:   lank-y
How to pronounce lanky:   lang-kee
How to say lanky:

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Synonyms for lanky


1 syllable
  • thin
    2 syllables
    • awkward
    • gangling
    • leggy
    • rangy
    • bony
    • gangly
    • long-limbed
    3 syllables
    • angular
    • tall and thin
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    What rhymes with lanky

    2 syllables
    • cranky
    • hankey
    • hanky
    • Yankee
    • frankie
    • hankie
    • skanky
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