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handful

Divide handful into syllables:

hand · ful

How to pronounce handful:

Synonyms for handful:

couplesprinklingfewscattersmatteringfistful

Antonyms for handful:

plentymultitudehundredsthousandsmanymyriadstoregangassemblagea lot
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