phishing
nounHow to pronounce phishing:
Definition of phishing:
- phishing (noun):
- see also spear phishing compare smishing
- the practice of tricking internet users (as through the use of deceptive email messages or websites) into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used illicitly
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- triage
- fluty
- wishing
- question
- island
- escapes
- eager
- ahead
- breakfast
- treacle
- shipping
- prudence
- module
- homie
- Gautam
- arrears
- museum
- Laurel
- dirt bike
- shortchanged
- ramate
- frisson
- cutting
- heroes
- heifer
- forward
- aghast
- evades
- relish
- rejoin
- elide
- Mairead
- glittered
- cottage
- coldly
- respect
- parting
- myopic
- human
- doctor's
- wary
- Turkey
- shadow
- pheasant
- Nahum
- bower
- annals
- mountain
- bestow
- wintry
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
The smallest words consist of just one syllable, known as monosyllabic words, e.g., 'cat'.
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