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lumber

How many syllables in lumber?

  2 syllables

Divide lumber into syllables:   lum-ber
Stressed syllable in lumber:   lum-ber
How to pronounce lumber:   luhm-ber
How to say lumber:

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Synonyms for lumber


1 syllable
  • clump
  • load
  • trudge
  • land
  • plod
  • wood
2 syllables
  • burden
  • impose
  • saddle
  • timber
  • trundle
  • hobble
  • inflict
  • shamble
  • trouble
  • weigh down
3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • walk heavily
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      What rhymes with lumber

      2 syllables
      • cumber
      • lumbar
      • slumber
      • Humber
      • number
      • umber
      3 syllables
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