Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumping iron

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: pump-ing -iron
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pump iron

noun

The activity of weightlifting, especially for the purposes of bodybuilding.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And your partner will be a friend; pumping iron is not a competition."
"He's just another one of Leo's thugs from the east side. Too much pumping iron jarred his brain loose!"
"Pumping iron is potentially more productive than aerobic dance, requires less skill training than swimming, produces less damage to the body than running and is less hazardous than bike riding on the open road."
"Before he left, however, he worked out with Chase one last time, and encouraged his protégé to keep up with his pumping iron, especially since the youngster was making such impressive strides."

Usage

Questions

What does pumping iron mean?: present participle and gerund of pump iron

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