How many syllables in cries?

There is 1 syllable in the word cries.

How to pronounce cries:

bawl

bawls

blubber

blubbers

boohoo

greet

grieves

howl your eyes out

keen

lament

mewl

pule

screams

shed tears

snivel

sob

sobs

wail

weep

weeps

whimper

whimpers

whine

whines

whinge

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Syllable Fun Fact

Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.

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