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murder

How many syllables in murder?

  2 syllables

Divide murder into syllables:   mur-der
Stressed syllable in murder:   mur-der
How to pronounce murder:   mur-der
How to say murder:

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Synonyms for murder


1 syllable
  • death
  • lynch
  • kill
  • slay
2 syllables
  • butcher
  • killing
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with murder

    2 syllables
    • birder
    • girder
    • herder
    • herders
    • birders
    • girders
    • Herder
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