Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lungful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: lung-ful
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as the lungs will hold.

Example Sentences

"The diver took in lungfuls of air as he returned to the surface."
"For there are many kinds of freedom, not just the ones that involve surf and lungfuls of fresh air."

Etymology

From lung + -ful.

Inflected Forms

lungfuls (plural) lungsful (plural)

Questions

What does lungful mean?: As much as the lungs will hold.
Where does lungful come from?: From lung + -ful.

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