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suffocate

How many syllables in suffocate?

  3 syllables

Divide suffocate into syllables:   suf-fo-cate
Stressed syllable in suffocate:   suf-fo-cate
How to pronounce suffocate:   suhf-uh-keyt
How to say suffocate:

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Synonyms for suffocate


1 syllable
  • choke
    2 syllables
    • garrote
    • stifle
    • smother
    • throttle
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with suffocate

      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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