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putrefy

How many syllables in putrefy?

  3 syllables

Divide putrefy into syllables:   pu-tre-fy
Stressed syllable in putrefy:   pu-tre-fy
How to pronounce putrefy:   pyoo-truh-fahy
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Synonyms for putrefy


1 syllable
  • rot
    2 syllables
    • decay
      3 syllables
      • go moldy
      4 syllables
      • become rancid
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        What rhymes with putrefy

        1 syllable
        • PPI
          2 syllables
          • Haggai
            3 syllables
            4 syllables
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