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wanton

How many syllables in wanton?

  2 syllables

Divide wanton into syllables:   wan-ton
Stressed syllable in wanton:   wan-ton
How to pronounce wanton:   won-tn
How to say wanton:

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Synonyms for wanton


2 syllables
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