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smother

How many syllables in smother?

  2 syllables

Divide smother into syllables:   smoth-er
Stressed syllable in smother:   smoth-er
How to pronounce smother:   smuhth-er
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Synonyms for smother


1 syllable
  • check
  • dowse
  • squelch
  • choke
  • quench
2 syllables
  • conceal
  • oppress
  • restrain
  • strangle
  • hold back
  • repress
  • stifle
  • suppress
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with smother

2 syllables
  • brother
  • nother
  • rather
  • suther
  • uther
  • mother
  • other
  • souther
  • tother
3 syllables
  • another
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