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punish

How many syllables in punish?

  2 syllables

Divide punish into syllables:   pun-ish
Stressed syllable in punish:   pun-ish
How to pronounce punish:   pun-ish
How to say punish:

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Synonyms for punish


1 syllable
  • cane
  • ground
  • fine
  • lash
2 syllables
  • avenge
  • chastise
  • chasten
  • sentence
3 syllables
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What rhymes with punish

2 syllables
  • Hunnish
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