Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shmooze

/ʃmˈuz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shmooze
IPA: /ʃmˈuz/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of schmooze.

Inflected Forms

shmoozes (present, singular) shmoozing (participle, present) shmoozed (participle, past) shmoozed (past)

Synonyms

shmoose schmooze schmoose jawbone

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce shmooze?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃmˈuz/.
What does shmooze mean?: Alternative spelling of schmooze.

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