wizened
verbHow many syllables in wizened?
There are 2 syllables in the word wizened.How to pronounce wizened:
Definition of wizened:
- wizened (verb):
- to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
Synonyms for wizened:
bony
cadaverous
emaciated
gaunt
haggard
hungry
lanky
lean
rawboned
scrawny
shriveled
shrivelled
shrunken
skeletal
skinny
starved
starving
thin
withered
wizen
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- jeering
- gushing
- emptied
- beseeched
- abounds
- tranquil
- mopey
- zealous
- strutting
- absent
- greatly
- outing
- disguised
- circling
- nestled
- replaced
- teasing
- supine
- outgoing
- sobbing
- seduce
- pointed
- urgent
- archive
- deduce
- braying
- enthralled
- implore
- somewhat
- perhaps
- surcease
- expound
- nicely
- guffaw
- eschews
- droning
- chirping
- straighter
- fumbled
- fondly
- bazaar
- squeal
- promptly
- ago
- portrayed
- brainy
- muddled
- locket
- mirthful
- conserve
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