syllable-timed

[ sil-uh-buhl-tahymd ]

/ ˈsɪl ə bəlˌtaɪmd /

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adjective Phonetics.(of a language)

having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time.

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Words nearby syllable-timed

The extending out of one syllable is a great songwriting device.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leslie timed each of the steps to ensure split second precision.
The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s|J. North Conway|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Timing sex actually improves fertility: A recent study found that women who timed sex around ovulation got pregnant faster.
The Biggest Myths and Truths About Baby Making|Jean Twenge|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tone of this syllable swooped up briefly, and then down.
Who Has the Right to Write About War?|Emily Gray Tedrowe|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Titanic has sometimes made $50,000 in a few weeks of well-timed chipping and putting at golf resorts.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allcraft winced, as every syllable made known the speaker's actual strength—his own dependence and utter weakness.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He placed the paper on the table, and, ere he read a syllable, he laboured to compose himself.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He spoke with an animation and earnestness that gave an exaggerated importance to every syllable he uttered.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In some English schools the first syllable in “panis” sounds “pan,” in others “pain.”
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
David had replied, in that short tone of self-sufficiency which conveys so much more than the syllable would seem to warrant.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne