How many syllables are there in the word DOGGED?

[sitifan]

If those who think this way do marry, they may be either be dogged with guilt or feel an unhealthy pride in having merited the "reward" of marriage.
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How many syllables are there in the word DOGGED?

 

[Tarheel]

In that sentence it's one.

 

[emsr2d2]

In "She hauled herself up the mountainside with dogged determination", it has two syllables.

 

[teechar]

If those who think this way do marry, they may be either be dogged with guilt

That sentence uses a passive construction, with "dogged" as a past participle of the verb "dog".

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Definition of dog verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Here, "dogged" rhymes with "logged" and has one syllable.

How many syllables are there in the word "dogged"? DOGGED?

See above, but also note that "dogged" can be an adjective (as mentioned above), in which case it has two syllables.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dogged