preshrunk
verbHow to pronounce preshrunk:
Definition of preshrunk:
- preshrunk (verb):
- to shrink (a fabric) before making into a garment so that it will not shrink much when washed
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- Kailan
- haven
- forsake
- flooding
- blindly
- urine
- prewash
- mettar
- amass
- gazing
- alas
- reduced
- proven
- halfway
- cavort
- scooted
- jaundice
- irksome
- haggish
- functioned
- weirdly
- muses
- Vaughan
- souring
- glutton
- former
- Emi
- backing
- seething
- iamb
- handclasp
- feeble
- exclaimed
- endless
- rowan
- condemn
- petted
- upright
- shunted
- prickle
- sluggish
- russet
- pulley
- Isla
- bagged
- baggage
- whittled
- prebake
- inflate
- gruyere
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Words like 'Wednesday' and 'February' often have their middle syllables reduced or dropped in casual speech, showing syllable elision.
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