tennis
nounHow many syllables in tennis?
There are 2 syllables in the word tennis.How to pronounce tennis:
Definition of tennis:
- tennis (noun):
- a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court.
- an indoor or outdoor game that is played with rackets and a light elastic ball by two players or pairs of players on a level court (as of clay or grass) divided by a low net
Synonyms for tennis:
advantage
court game
court tennis
doubles
footfault
lawn tennis
professional tennis
real tennis
return
royal tennis
set point
singles
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- record
- Jersey
- exam
- repeat
- dying
- boo-boo
- Jairo
- creature
- Cochise
- Amy
- flavor
- chairman
- shady
- gentle
- connive
- Chinese
- unlock
- settee
- mastered
- unknown
- ticklish
- Texas
- llama
- construct
- checked
- slimy
- queef
- Holly
- glaucous
- cherry
- border
- barn dance
- wizard
- whip stall
- oven
- convince
- thickness
- function
- within
- Ryan
- jeer
- fathead
- tantrum
- substance
- ruby
- margin
- Alysia
- hurdle
- balloon
- hasty
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Syllable Fun Fact
English speakers often use syllable stress to differentiate between nouns and verbs with the same spelling, such as 'record' (noun) vs. 'record' (verb).
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