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sift

How many syllables in sift?

  1 syllable

Divide sift into syllables:   sift
Syllable stress:   sift
How to pronounce sift:   sift
How to say sift:

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Synonyms for sift


1 syllable
  • sieve
  • strain
2 syllables
  • filter
  • select
  • go through
  • sort through
3 syllables
  • examine
4 syllables
  • put through a sieve
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    What rhymes with sift

    1 syllable
    • clift
    • gift
    • lift
    • rift
    • shrift
    • squiffed
    • swift
    • drift
    • grift
    • miffed
    • shift
    • sniffed
    • stiffed
    • thrift
    2 syllables
    • adrift
    • giftbook
    • clifted
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