Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degomble

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-gomble
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove accreted snow before entering a building.

Example Sentences

"Macleod grinned. "What's wrong? Do you have your monk-on or something? Did you forget to degomble? A little too much big eye? Tired? Need to find your donga?""
"Dr. Orlav's mustache was frozen stiff with icicles hanging from the tips. The scientist yelled above the wind, "Be sure to de-gomble before we get in the Hagglund!""
"A sign was posted in English, Chinese, German, and French: All Personnel must DEGOMBLE before entering dome. Ben translated. “They want us to brush off the powdered snow.”"

Etymology

From de- + gomble (“accretion of snow”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

degombles (present, singular) degombling (participle, present) degombled (participle, past) degombled (past)

Questions

What does degomble mean?: To remove accreted snow before entering a building.
Where does degomble come from?: From de- + gomble (“accretion of snow”).

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