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percussion

How many syllables in percussion?

  3 syllables

Divide percussion into syllables:   per-cus-sion
Stressed syllable in percussion:   per-cus-sion
How to pronounce percussion:   per-kuhsh-un
How to say percussion:

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Synonyms for percussion


2 syllables
  • bass beat
  • drumming
  • striking
  • beating
  • hitting
  • thumping
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What rhymes with percussion

2 syllables
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