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sledgehammer

How many syllables in sledgehammer?

  3 syllables

Divide sledgehammer into syllables:   sledge-ham-mer
How to pronounce sledgehammer:   slej-ham-er
How to say sledgehammer:

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Synonyms for sledgehammer


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      What rhymes with sledgehammer

      3 syllables
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