How many syllables in mouse?

There is 1 syllable in the word mouse.

How to pronounce mouse:

mouse (noun):: any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail; any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.

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doormat

fieldmouse

gnawer

harvest mouse

house mouse

jellyfish

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milquetoast

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nebbish

nervous nellie

nervous nelly

nude mouse

pussy

reed

rodent

sheep

shiner

weakling

wimp

wood mouse

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