rifle

/ˈraɪfəl/

Syllables ri·fle

Stress RI-fle

Phonics Breakdown

ri

/raɪ/

long i (i_e)

fle

/fəl/

syllabic le

Meaning

a long gun with a rifled barrel

Sound Reference

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ri=/raɪ/(ride) + fle=/fəl/(awful)

Example

The soldier cleaned his rifle carefully.