How many syllables in sludge?

There is 1 syllable in the word sludge.

How to pronounce sludge:

sludge (noun):: mud, mire; any muddy or slushy sediment; a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) ooze; the precipitate produced by sewage treatment.

dirt

dregs

gloop

goo

gook

goop

gravel

guck

gunk

matter

mire

muck

mud

ooze

residue

sand

sapropel

sediment

silt

slime

slob

slop

slush

assets

cleanliness

morality

possessions

pureness

purification

purity

sterility

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