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live wire

How many syllables in live wire?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with live wire

2 syllables
  • acquire
  • afire
  • attire
  • balefire
  • bemire
  • bonfire
  • bushfire
  • catch fire
  • conspire
  • desire
  • empire
  • esquire
  • for hire
  • grandsire
  • gunfire
  • haywire
  • hot-wire
  • inspire
  • perspire
  • prior
  • require
  • retire
  • saltire
  • sapphire
  • sea fire
  • spitfire
  • suspire
  • town crier
  • trip wire
  • watch fire
3 syllables
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