Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tromboney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trom-boney
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a sound like that of a trombone.

Example Sentences

"His big voice, his good humor, were back. Out rolled one of his long deep tromboney laughs."

Etymology

From trombone + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: trombone

Inflected Forms

more tromboney (comparative) most tromboney (superlative)

Questions

What does tromboney mean?: Having a sound like that of a trombone.
Where does tromboney come from?: From trombone + -y.

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