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shires

How many syllables in shires?

  1 syllable

Divide shires into syllables:   shires
Syllable stress:   shires
How to say shires:

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What rhymes with shires

1 syllable
  • choirs
  • hires
  • sires
  • wire
  • fires
  • mires
  • spires
2 syllables
  • admires
  • requires
  • vires
  • inspires
  • retires
3 syllables
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