Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumps

/lˈʌmps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: lumps
IPA: /lˈʌmps/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A beating or verbal abuse.

Informal

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lump

Example Sentences

"He's taken his lumps over the years."
"Trudeau has suffered the lumps any politician who has held office for ten years can expect to accumulate"

Usage

Informal

Rhymes With

jumps pumps bumps trumps dumps stumps clumps mumps slumps thumps

Questions

How do you pronounce lumps?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌmps/.
What does lumps mean?: plural of lump

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