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retires

How many syllables in retires?

  2 syllables

Divide retires into syllables:   re-tires
How to say retires:

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What rhymes with retires

1 syllable
  • choirs
  • hires
  • shires
  • spiers
  • squires
  • triers
  • fires
  • mires
  • sires
  • spires
  • tires
  • wires
2 syllables
  • acquires
  • aspires
  • buyer's
  • buyi
  • desires
  • dryers
  • fliers
  • friars
  • inquires
  • liars
  • pliers
  • rehires
  • transpires
  • admires
  • briars
  • buyers
  • criers
  • driers
  • expires
  • flyers
  • fryers
  • inspires
  • Myers
  • priors
  • requires
  • vires
3 syllables
4 syllables
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