How Many Syllables Are in Clockwise

The word Clockwise has three syllables: clock-wise.
Syllable division helps in understanding the word's structure, improving both pronunciation and spelling.
This technique is especially useful for students and language learners who are mastering English phonetics.

Definition of Clockwise

adverb: in the direction that the hands of a clock move; adjective: of or in the direction that the hands of a clock move

How should Clockwise divide into syllables

The word has two syllables. 'Clock' has the vowel sound 'o' and the consonants 'c', 'l', and 'k'. 'Wise' has the vowel sound 'i' and the consonants 'w' and 's'.

Part of Speech - Clockwise

She turned the knob clockwise to tighten it.

The motor spins in a clockwise direction.

Sentences with Clockwise

• The teacher told the students to turn their papers clockwise.
• The arrow on the map points clockwise.
• The gears of the clock move clockwise.
• The dancer turned clockwise on her toes.
• The airplane made a clockwise turn.
• The water in the toilet bowl swirls clockwise.
• The windmill rotates clockwise when there's wind.
• The tornado spun clockwise in the sky.
• The planets in our solar system orbit the sun clockwise.
• The sun rises in the east and moves clockwise across the sky.

Quotes with Clockwise

• Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.' - Lao Tzu
• Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. - Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Lost time is never found again. - Benjamin Franklin
• Time and tide wait for no man. - Geoffrey Chaucer
• The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. - Leo Tolstoy
• Time is the wisest counselor of all. - Pericles
• Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. - William Penn
• Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. - Louis Hector Berlioz
• Time is the longest distance between two places. - Tennessee Williams
• You may delay, but time will not. - Benjamin Franklin
• Time is a created thing. - Lao Tzu
• Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. - Theophrastus
• Time is the fire in which we burn. - Gene Roddenberry
• Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn. - Delmore Schwartz
• The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. - C.S. Lewis
• The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. - Albert Einstein
• Time is what keeps everything from happening at once. - Ray Cummings
• Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. - Groucho Marx
• The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. - Chinese Proverb
• The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. - Unknown

Number of characters in Clockwise

9 ( c, l, o, c, k, w, i, s, e )

Unique letters in Clockwise

8 ( c, l, o, k, w, i, s, e )

Clockwise Backwards

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How to Pronounce Clockwise

IPA (International): ˈklɑ:ˌkwaɪz

ARA (American): ˈklɑˌkwaɪz

EPA (English): ˈklɑ:ˌkwaɪz

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