Definitions
1.nounA unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
2.nounThe written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
3.nounA small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
4.verbTo utter in syllables.