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How many syllables in Burroughs?

burroughs has 2 syllables

Split Burroughs into syllables?

bur-roughs

Definition of Burroughs

Burroughs is a surname of English origin that means 'lives near a hill covered with burrs'.

How should Burroughs divide into syllables

The first syllable 'bur' has a vowel 'u' and a consonant 'b' while the second syllable 'roughs' has a vowel 'ou' and three consonants 'r', 'g', and 'hs'.

Part of Speech - Burroughs

Noun

William S. Burroughs is a famous American novelist with the surname Burroughs.

Sentences with Burroughs

My last name is Burroughs, and I am proud of my heritage.
Have you read any books by William S. Burroughs?
Burroughs was a genius when it comes to literature.
The Burroughs family has a long history in this town.
I am going to visit the Burroughs family this weekend.
Burroughs was a common surname in England in the 19th century.
The Burroughs family crest is a shield with a burr on it.
Some people spell Burroughs with one 'r' instead of two.
I wonder if any of my ancestors were Burroughs.
Burroughs is a unique and interesting surname.

Quotes with Burroughs

My name is William S. Burroughs. I am a writer. Let me tell you a few things about my job, what an effort it is, and how to go about it.
In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen.
A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.
Language is a virus from outer space.
The Naked Lunch is a blueprint, a How-To Book... Black insect lusts open into vast, other planet landscapes... Abstract concepts, bare as algebra, narrow down to a black turd or a pair of aging cajones.
When you stop growing you start dying.
A functioning police state needs no police.
There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.
A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.
Nothing is true, everything is permitted.