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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
tumb
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tumble; jump; dance.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English tumben, tomben, from Old English tumbian (“to tumble, leap, dance”), from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn round”). Cognate with Middle High German tumen (“to turn round”), Icelandic tumba (“to tumble”). See tumble.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tumben, tumbian, *tūmōną

Usage

Inflected Forms

tumbs (present, singular) tumbing (participle, present) tumbed (participle, past) tumbed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

tumble

Rhymes With

from some come become kingdom come mum sum blow to kingdom come overcome drum cum thumb

Questions

What does tumb mean?
To tumble; jump; dance.
Where does tumb come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tumb

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