How many syllables in shoot?

There is 1 syllable in the word shoot.

Divide shoot into syllables:

shoot (verb):: to score by so doing; hit with a missile from a weapon.; to throw or cast off or out often with force; to hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon; to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air; to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket); to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger); to propel (something, such as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (such as the hand or foot) or with an implement

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