shear
verbHow many syllables in shear?
There is 1 syllable in the word shear.How to pronounce shear:
Definition of shear:
- shear (verb):
- to cut off the hair from
- to remove (the fleece) of (a sheep) by cutting or clipping
Synonyms for shear:
clip
crop
cut back
dress
lop
prune
snip
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