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shilly-shally

How many syllables in shilly-shally?

  4 syllables

Divide shilly-shally into syllables:   shil-ly-shal-ly
Primary syllable stress:   shil-ly-shal-ly
Secondary syllable stress:   shil-ly-shal-ly
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Synonyms for shilly-shally


2 syllables
  • dither
  • waver
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What rhymes with shilly-shally

4 syllables
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