as in licks
the smallest amount or part imaginable
you're not making a syllable of sense
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Recent Examples of syllables
The name can be pronounced with two syllables (/ˈkwɑːwɑːr/) or three (/ˈkwɑːoʊ(w)ɑːr/).
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Pärt often lets the number of syllables in a word, the length of a phrase or verse, and the sound of a language shape his formulas.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Pärt often lets the number of syllables in a word, the length of a phrase or verse, and the sound of a language shape his formulas.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllables
Noun
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TikTok @evelynmmartin The dog jumps onto the grassy area, shakes his head with his whole body moving in excitement, and jumps up to greet Martin, showering her with licks and nuzzles before spinning excitedly in a circle.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hopefully that was worth it — because quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took his fair share of licks in the process.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The goal is to sit at the center of every money move—paying rent, parking spare cash in a three-month T-bill, even accessing emergency funds on a Sunday—while quietly automating the bits that don't need hands-on attention.—
Jamie Elkaleh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Scientists thought these spiky bits might be spiny scales, like those found on the bodies of rays and sharks.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Syllables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllables. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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