ALL meanings of syllable
syl·la·ble
S s - noun syllable an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a vowel sound, a diphthong, or a syllabic consonant, with or without preceding or following consonant sounds: “Eye,” “sty,” “act,” and “should” are English words of one syllable. “Eyelet,” “stifle,” “enact,” and “shouldn't” are two-syllable words. 1
- noun syllable one or more written letters or characters representing more or less exactly such an element of speech. 1
- noun syllable the slightest portion or amount of speech or writing; the least mention: Do not breathe a syllable of all this. 1
- verb with object syllable to utter in syllables; articulate. 1
- verb with object syllable to represent by syllables. 1
- verb without object syllable to utter syllables; speak. 1
- noun syllable language: single-vowel sound 1
- countable noun syllable A syllable is a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit. So, for example, 'book' has one syllable, and 'reading' has two syllables. 0
- noun syllable a combination or set of one or more units of sound in a language that must consist of a sonorous element (a sonant or vowel) and may or may not contain less sonorous elements (consonants or semivowels) flanking it on either or both sides: for example "paper" has two syllables 0
- noun syllable (in the writing systems of certain languages, esp ancient ones) a symbol or set of symbols standing for a syllable 0
- noun syllable the least mention in speech or print 0
- verb syllable to pronounce syllables of (a text); articulate 0
- verb syllable to write down in syllables 0
- noun syllable a word or part of a word pronounced with a single, uninterrupted sounding of the voice; unit of pronunciation, consisting of a single sound of great sonority (usually a vowel) and generally one or more sounds of lesser sonority (usually consonants) 0
- noun syllable any of the parts into which a written word is often divided, as at the end of a line, in approximate conformity to the spoken syllables: in this dictionary, recommended divisions at the end of a line are shown by centered dots 0
- noun syllable the least bit of expression; slightest detail, as of something said 0
- verb transitive syllable to pronounce in or as in syllables 0