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overheat

How many syllables in overheat?

  3 syllables

Divide overheat into syllables:   o-ver-heat
Primary syllable stress:   o-ver-heat
Secondary syllable stress:   o-ver-heat
How to pronounce overheat:   oh-ver-heet
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Synonyms for overheat


1 syllable
  • boil
  • roast
  • burn
  • scorch
2 syllables
  • swelter
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    What rhymes with overheat

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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