Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrump

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shrump
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shrink, shrivel.

verb

To shiver from cold.

verb

To shrug (the shoulders).

noun

A pile of leaves with a mushroom underneath.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I bend down to peek at the shrump Starwood identified. From the top it looks ordinary enough, but from the side, I can see a fruiting body is pushing out of the ground."

Etymology

From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”)), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *skrimpan. Related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.

Origin

Source language: Proto-West Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: schrumpen, *schrumpen, *skrimpan

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

shrumps (present, singular) shrumping (participle, present) shrumped (participle, past) shrumped (past) shrumps (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scrump shrimp shrink

Questions

What does shrump mean?: To shrink, shrivel.
Where does shrump come from?: It is traced to Proto-West Germanic.

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