tumblr
/ˈtʌm.blɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Tumblr (“a microblog on Tumblr”).
name
A microblogging and social networking website founded in 2007.
noun
A microblog on Tumblr.
Example Sentences
- "As in the web version, upon opening the mobile app you’ll be taken to your dashboard and a list of all the most recent posts from the tumblrs you follow."
- "People create their tumblrs and link to them from their email signatures and Facebook and Twitter profiles."
- "All participants feel that their tumblrs ‘reflect parts of their personality’, with many of them identifying very strongly with the content, layout, style and mood of their websites."
- "In examining the patronage platforms for the following case study, we found that Twitter and Instagram are most popular among this grouping of cosplayers; many did not link to their tumblrs in their linktrees, so while tumblr has a large amount of fan users, we were unable to determine whether these cosplayers also used the platform."
- "What is different about “quick blogging” tools like Twitter (which imposes a strict character count so it can be easily used on a cellphone) and Tumblr (which allows longer messages as well as photographs) is the degree to which people use them for spontaneous and almost continuous communication."
- "There are other services for reporting where you’re traveling (Dopplr) or for quickly tossing online a stream of the pictures, videos or Web sites you’re looking at (Tumblr)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tūmōną Proto-West Germanic *tumbōn Old English tumbiander. Middle English tumben Middle English tumblen English tumble Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English tumblelogder. English Tumblr From tumblelog, an early form of microblogs.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtʌm.blɚ/
- British English: /ˈtʌm.blə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
tumblrs (plural)
Tumblrs (present, singular)
Tumblring (participle, present)
Tumblr'ing (participle, present)
Tumblr'ed (participle, past)
Tumblr'ed (past)
Tumblr'd (participle, past)
Tumblr'd (past)