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skinny

How many syllables in skinny?

  2 syllables

Divide skinny into syllables:   skin-ny
Stressed syllable in skinny:   skin-ny
How to pronounce skinny:   skin-ee
How to say skinny:

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Synonyms for skinny


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

      1 syllable
      • cine
        2 syllables
        • finny
        • guinea
        • hiney
        • mini
        • minny
        • pinny
        • spinney
        • swinney
        • tinny
        • Vinny
        • Winnie
        • ginny
        • Guinea
        • hinny
        • minnie
        • ninny
        • shinny
        • squinny
        • swinneys
        • Vinnie
        • whinny
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