Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stir one's stumps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: stir one's s-tumps
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get going; to move one's legs in walking or running.

Slang

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

stirs one's stumps (present, singular) stirring one's stumps (participle, present) stirred one's stumps (participle, past) stirred one's stumps (past)

Questions

What does stir one's stumps mean?: To get going; to move one's legs in walking or running.

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