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long

How many syllables in long?

  1 syllable

Divide long into syllables:   long
Syllable stress:   long
How to say long:

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Synonyms for long


1 syllable
  • slow
  • wish
  • stretched
  • yearn
2 syllables
  • hanker
  • prolonged
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with long

1 syllable
  • bong
  • Cong
  • gong
  • jong
  • mong
  • prong
  • song
  • sprong
  • Strong
  • thong
  • throng's
  • truong
  • wrong
  • chong
  • dong
  • hong
  • kong
  • pong
  • rong
  • spong
  • stong
  • strong
  • throng
  • tong
  • wong
2 syllables
  • along
  • Guangdong
  • prolong
  • sarong's
  • yearly
  • belong
  • lifelong
  • sarong
  • yearlong
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