avalanche
nounHow many syllables in avalanche?
There are 4 syllables in the word avalanche.How to pronounce avalanche:
Definition of avalanche:
- avalanche (noun):
- a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain.
- a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
Synonyms for avalanche:
deluge
flood
inundation
landslide
mudslide
niagara
outflow
outpouring
overflow
river
slide
snowslide
spate
stream
surge
tide
torrent
washout
waterfall
Antonyms for avalanche:
dearth
dribble
drip
rivulet
runnel
seepage
thin stream
trickle
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