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sticky

How many syllables in sticky?

  2 syllables

Divide sticky into syllables:   stick-y
Stressed syllable in sticky:   stick-y
How to pronounce sticky:   stik-ee
How to say sticky:

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Synonyms for sticky


1 syllable
  • close
  • tight
2 syllables
  • clammy
  • gluey
  • gummy
  • muggy
  • sultry
  • tacky
  • cloying
  • gooey
  • humid
  • steamy
  • sweaty
  • viscous
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with sticky

2 syllables
  • dickey
  • dicky
  • icky
  • kicky
  • micky
  • nickeys
  • nicky
  • picky
  • Rickey
  • Ricky
  • sickie
  • Vicky
  • dickie
  • hickey
  • ikey
  • Mickey
  • nickey
  • nicki
  • nikki
  • quickie
  • rickey
  • shticky
  • tricky
3 syllables
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