How many syllables in shingle?

There are 2 syllables in the word shingle.

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Divide shingle into syllables:

shin · gle

How to pronounce shingle:

Definition of shingle:

shingle (noun):: a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g..; a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building

Synonyms for shingle:

alluvium

blackland

clay

clod

colluvium

detritus

dirt

duff

dust

earth

gault

gley

gook

gravel

ground

guck

gumbo

humus

kaolin

loam

loess

marl

mold

muck

mud

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Antonyms for shingle:

cowardice

timidity

weakness

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