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shortwave

How many syllables in shortwave?

  2 syllables

Divide shortwave into syllables:   short-wave
How to pronounce shortwave:   shawrt-weyv
How to say shortwave:

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What rhymes with shortwave

1 syllable
  • brave
  • crave
  • gave
  • knave
  • nave
  • quave
  • save
  • slave
  • they've
  • cave
  • dave
  • grave
  • lave
  • pave
  • rave
  • shave
  • stave
  • waive
2 syllables
3 syllables
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