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funambulate

/fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fu-nam-bu-late
IPA
/fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English funambul(ist) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English funambulate From funambul(ist) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/
  • British English: /fjʊˈnæm.bjʊ.leɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

funambulates (present, singular) funambulating (participle, present) funambulated (participle, past) funambulated (past)

Derived Forms

funambulation

Rhymes With

ambulate somnambulate

Questions

How do you pronounce funambulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/.
What does funambulate mean?
To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.
Where does funambulate come from?
Etymology tree English funambul(ist) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English funambulate From funambul(ist) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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