To pronounce "sweet-william", say SWEETW-ill-iam — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"sweet-william" has 3 syllables: sweetw-ill-iam.
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"Sweet-william" has 3 syllables: sweetw · ill · iam.
Sweet-william: A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans.
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