patted
nounHow many syllables in patted?
There are 2 syllables in the word patted.How to pronounce patted:
Definition of patted:
- patted (noun):
- a light blow especially with the hand or a flat instrument
Synonyms for patted:
caress
caressed
cradled
dab
fondle
fondled
gentled
hugged
loved
nuzzled
pet
petted
slap
snuggled
stroke
stroked
tap
touch
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- coarseness
- barraged
- urge
- sputnik
- preened
- last-ditch
- laid-back
- lagging
- gestic
- gaffled
- frying
- elope
- detour
- cochlea
- buttock
- assured
- ailment
- weekends
- smothered
- sleighing
- greater
- engraved
- crawled
- appalled
- yawning
- unskilled
- traversed
- stagger
- smoky
- repent
- renew
- privet
- Piav
- peril
- nifty
- matured
- matchless
- entrench
- cyclic
- Cupid
- transpire
- shyly
- shoddy
- righteous
- onset
- linker
- kicked
- homer
- concocts
- climbed
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Syllable Fun Fact
Light syllables, having short vowels and no ending consonant, often occur in unstressed positions in polysyllabic words.
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