How many syllables in shrew?

There is 1 syllable in the word shrew.

Divide shrew into syllables:

shrew (noun):: noun. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles.; any of a family (soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur

battle-ax

battle-axe

blarina brevicauda

common shrew

critic

cryptotis parva

dragon lady

family soricidae

fishwife

fury

gorgon

harpy

harridan

least shrew

masked shrew

scold

short-tailed shrew

shrewmouse

sorex araneus

sorex cinereus

soricidae

termagant

virago

vixen

water shrew

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