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purse-proud

How many syllables in purse-proud?

  2 syllables

Divide purse-proud into syllables:   purse-proud
Primary syllable stress:   purse-proud
Secondary syllable stress:   purse-proud
How to say purse-proud:

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What rhymes with purse-proud

2 syllables
  • aloud
  • enshroud
  • unbowed
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