croquet
verbHow many syllables in croquet?
There are 2 syllables in the word croquet.How to pronounce croquet:
Definition of croquet:
- croquet (verb):
- play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops.
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- beguile
- smelted
- jarvies
- feigning
- bundled
- sore throat
- mjolnir
- littered
- followed
- dustheap
- closeness
- bursting
- schoolroom
- ables
- whirlpool
- whiny
- relived
- gaucho
- dampened
- chagrined
- apiece
- tackled
- phonies
- bestowed
- unsoiled
- tirade
- proved
- outsource
- moana
- loiter
- lagged
- galosh
- fitness
- fairness
- pithy
- dismount
- differed
- booming
- apprised
- ahchoo
- tremble
- sunburned
- nimbly
- lentil
- ogling
- knitted
- footprints
- conceived
- swerving
- ploughmen
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In non-linear phonology, the syllable is seen not as a linear sequence but as a hierarchical structure of constituents.
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