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shirked

How many syllables in shirked?

  1 syllable

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

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What rhymes with shirked

1 syllable
  • irked
  • lurked
  • jerked
  • perked
2 syllables
    3 syllables
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