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putrid

How many syllables in putrid?

  2 syllables

Divide putrid into syllables:   pu-trid
Stressed syllable in putrid:   pu-trid
How to pronounce putrid:   pyoo-trid
How to say putrid:

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Synonyms for putrid


1 syllable
  • bad
  • rank
2 syllables
  • decayed
  • moldy
  • reeking
  • rotting
  • fetid
  • rancid
  • rotten
  • stinking
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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