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tell
How many syllables in tell?
   532491867 syllableDivide tell into syllables:   tell
Syllable stress:   tell
How to pronounce tell:   tel
How to say tell: 
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Synonyms for tell
1 syllable
- air 
 - blab 
 - charge 
 - judge 
 - say 
 - snitch 
 - talk 
 - weave 
 
- ask 
 - brief 
 - hint 
 - know 
 - show 
 - speak 
 - warn 
 
2 syllables
- acquaint 
 - alert 
 - betray 
 - command 
 - convey 
 - decode 
 - describe 
 - discern 
 - divulge 
 - expose 
 - impart 
 - instruct 
 - narrate 
 - pass on 
 - relate 
 - request 
 - say to
 - tell on 
 
- advise 
 - apprise 
 - caution 
 - confide 
 - declare 
 - deduce 
 - direct 
 - disclose 
 - enjoin 
 - gossip 
 - inform 
 - let know
 - order 
 - recount 
 - report 
 - reveal 
 - tattle 
 
3 syllables
4 syllables
- have an effect
 - make itself felt
 
5 syllables
7 syllables
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