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scrawny

How many syllables in scrawny?

  2 syllables

Divide scrawny into syllables:   scrawn-y
How to pronounce scrawny:   skraw-nee
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Synonyms for scrawny


1 syllable
  • gaunt
  • thin
  • lean
2 syllables
  • bony
  • skinny
  • puny
  • weedy
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with scrawny

      2 syllables
      • brawny
      • fawny
      • Shawnee
      • tawny
      • Connie
      • lawny
      • Taney
      3 syllables
      • barany
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