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rumor

How many syllables in rumor?

  2 syllables

Divide rumor into syllables:   ru-mor
Stressed syllable in rumor:   ru-mor
How to pronounce rumor:   roo-mer
How to say rumor:

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Synonyms for rumor


1 syllable
  • buzz
  • tale
  • word
  • news
  • talk
2 syllables
  • chitchat
  • hearsay
  • report's
  • story
  • gossip
  • report
  • reports
  • whisper
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with rumor

    2 syllables
    • bloomer
    • boomer
    • humor
    • plumer
    • Sumer
    • Bloomer
    • groomer
    • loomer
    • roomer
    • tumor
    3 syllables
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