askance
adverbHow many syllables in askance?
There are 2 syllables in the word askance.How to pronounce askance:
Definition of askance:
- askance (adverb):
- with a twist to one side
- with disapproval or distrust scornfully
Synonyms for askance:
askant
asquint
indirect
squint
squint-eyed
squinty
Antonyms for askance:
admiringly
appreciatively
approvingly
positively
trustfully
trustingly
welcomingly
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- shoulders
- soundless
- unshod
- gaggle
- what've
- shining
- playboy
- encrypt
- admit
- vision
- lady's
- evil
- hero
- a shot
- horny
- many
- flying
- behind
- counted
- needing
- fruitless
- allele
- beauty
- Lady
- lesion
- measly
- Josue
- grueling
- Chaldean
- harnessed
- prefer
- talking
- misspell
- alter
- dragging
- torture
- plateau
- journey
- cheque
- absence
- shorter
- reckon
- census
- tumult
- chopping
- uttered
- glaring
- chitin
- dia
- unfit
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
A haiku traditionally consists of seventeen 'on' or morae, often translated as syllables in English, arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern.
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