hanky
nounHow many syllables in hanky?
There are 2 syllables in the word hanky.How to pronounce hanky:
Definition of hanky:
- hanky (noun):
- handkerchief
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.
Synonyms for hanky:
aba
acrylic
alpaca
artefact
artifact
bagging
baize
basket weave
batik
batiste
belting
bombazine
boucle
broadcloth
brocade
buckram
bunting
calico
cambric
camel's hair
camelhair
camlet
camo
camouflage
canopy
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- hangar
- handpicks
- handmade
- hamstring
- hamon
- hamid
- halting
- hali
- halal
- hala
- haisley
- haider
- hacked
- habet
- gyrates
- gypsy
- gypsum
- gwyneth
- gustoes
- gusher
- gurule
- guru
- gummy
- gumboots
- guillaume
- guilla
- guidi
- guao
- growling
- groveled
- groundhog
- groping
- grooming
- grizzled
- grimmer
- grieving
- greenhouse
- greegree
- grandstand
- grandsire
- grandly
- granding
- grady
- gradely
- grabber
- gouger
- gothic
- gopal
- gooral
- goodness
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