Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

things that go bump in the night

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: things that -go bump in the night
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Frightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.

Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

""From Ghaisties, Ghoulies, and Long-Leggity Beasties, and Things That Go Bump in the Night - Good Lord Deliver us.""
"Hellish new noises from new and secret British anti-aircraft devices vibrated last week through the din of London bombings. . . . [T]hey must have reminded Londoners of the old litany: From ghoulies and ghosties, Long leggety beasties And things that go bump in the night Good Lord, deliver us."
"But most of all I recall the haunting magic of the lanterns and the whispered tales of ghosties, goblins, and things that go bump in the night with which we tried to frighten each other."

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What does things that go bump in the night mean?: Frightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings.

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