tear

How many syllables in tear?

There is 1 syllable in the word tear.

How to pronounce tear:

bust

disunite

lacerate

part

pull

rend

rip

rip up

rive

rupture

separate

shred

snap

split

sunder

tear up

associate

attach

combine

connect

couple

fix together

join

link

unify

unite

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