dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/rum_MW.json
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{
"Ruminantia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a suborder of Artiodactyla comprising even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, giraffes, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach \u2014 compare abomasum , omasum , reticulum , rumen \u2014 see pecora , tragulina , tylopoda":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin ruminant-, ruminans (present participle of ruminare, ruminari ) + New Latin -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8nanch(\u0113)\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060321",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"rum":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (such as molasses)":[],
": alcoholic liquor":[
"the demon rum"
],
": strange , odd":[
"Now writing is rum trade and eyes are rum things, and what is all right one day is all wrong the next.",
"\u2014 Angela Thirkell"
],
": difficult , dangerous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"antonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"far-out",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"weirdo",
"wild"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rum",
"Adjective",
"They're a pretty rum lot.",
"she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The event kicks off Friday evening with a rum and brew tasting fund-raiser, and continues Saturday with the JerkFest as well as a Hot Sauce Fest, in addition to musical performances. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"At a recent dinner we were offered a pina colada, a frothy, refreshing cocktail made with rum and coconut milk. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"For blender daiquiris: Here\u2019s what that looks like for two basic blender daiquiris: 10 ounces of ice, 5 ounces of rum , 2 ounces of lime, 2 ounces of rich simple syrup. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Amenities include 24-hour concierge, maid service three times daily, mini-bar refreshed twice daily, pool and beach wait service, welcome bottle of rum , sparkling wine and fresh fruit daily, and a welcome beach bag. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"One of their business ventures was a joint investment in a slave ship, the Sally, that sailed in the summer of 1764 from Providence to West Africa, laden with barrels of rum . \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"Over 200 gallons of rum was made from 100% Maryland ingredients. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This inviting masculine fragrance evokes the tropical Caribbean origins of dark rum with an intoxicating and rugged blend of plum, leather, and milk, enriched with amber, bergamot, and patchouli. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The biggest scrum was around the multi-coloured drinks bar, cluttered with trinkets, icons and a hundred different brands of rum . \u2014 Johnny O'reilly, Rolling Stone , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured in ex- rum casks before being finished for three years in barrels that previously contained Pedro Xim\u00e9nez (PX) Sherry. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably short for obsolete rumbullion rum":"Noun",
"of uncertain origin":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200143"
},
"rum essence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ethyl butyrate or a prepared mixture of esters and oils used in the manufacture of imitation rum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172558",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rum-hole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bar , saloon":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225322",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumba":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"The band played a rumba .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those 18 and older who love rumba , live music and a DJ will set the scene for a night of dancing from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Her curated list of music videos from around the world that lives on her website is an education in global pleasure-seeking, bodily variety and sheer weirdness, with examples of everything from Iraqi heavy metal to Congolese rumba . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Shumpert and Karagach followed up the first week with a rumba , and the judges warmed up. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Next, Brian Austin Green and his partner, girlfriend Sharna Burgess' rumba got a 23 out of 40. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Brian and pro/girlfriend Sharna Burgess did the rumba and were rewarded 23 out of 40 for their score, a point lower than Kenya. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Country star Jimmie Allen danced the rumba to his own song with partner Emma Slater for a 27 out of 40. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Tom can quote Rilke and dance the rumba , whip up brunch and a rose-petal bath, but so what",
"Prior to the revolution, Cuba had been a very popular vacation destination for more affluent Americans who brought cha-cha, mambo and rumba music back with them to North America. \u2014 Julian Voloj, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259m-b\u0259",
"\u02c8r\u00fcm-",
"\u02c8ru\u0307m-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103203",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a low heavy continuous reverberating often muffled sound (as of thunder)":[],
": a seat for servants behind the body of a carriage":[],
": a street fight especially among gangs":[],
": low frequency noise in phonographic playback caused by the transmission of mechanical vibrations by the amin to the pickup":[],
": to engage in a rumble":[],
": to make a low heavy rolling sound":[
"thunder rumbling in the distance"
],
": to reveal or discover the true character of":[],
": to speak in a low rolling tone":[],
": to travel with a low reverberating sound":[
"wagons rumbled into town"
],
": to utter or emit in a low rolling voice":[],
": widespread expression of dissatisfaction or unrest":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Thunder rumbled in the distance.",
"The train rumbles through town twice a day.",
"We watched as the trucks rumbled past.",
"The gangs rumbled in the alley.",
"Noun",
"I was awakened by the rumble of a train passing by.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Organic chants began to rumble well before tipoff, and the crowd was prepared to explode once it was given good reason to. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"The skies over Fort Lauderdale beach began to rumble shortly after 11 a.m. on Saturday. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In Moscow, tanks will rumble proudly through Red Square, saluted by veterans and applauded by admiring crowds. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"The main user constituency is the hundreds of trucks hauling materials to the oil fields that rumble up and down the pavement-and-gravel everyday, making the highway a vital economic link for Alaska. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The Raptors came ready to rumble after coach Nick Nurse accused the officials of letting the Sixers get away with hard fouls in Game 1. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the modern age, technological threats rumble overhead\u2014helicopters, drones, planes that fly ominously low. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"When your belly starts to rumble , grab a bite at The Anvil Restaurant (the jumbo lump crab cakes and hot crab dip are both sensational) or The Rabbit Hole for American classics and terrace hangout sessions. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The Bulls entered the game ready to rumble , still fuming over the flagrant-2 foul by Grayson Allen in January that fractured Alex Caruso\u2019s right wrist. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rumble of the locomotive was a welcome change from the sound of sirens back in Dnipro. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Beneath a bright moon and the rumble of the 7 train, Halsey brought a heavy set to the festival on Night Two. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"For me, though, the original film version goes off the rails during the big rumble . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Through Tonight: Clouds, and perhaps a passing shower or rumble , are still around this evening. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
"And that mysterious rumble that Yzerman hears is his destiny, rolling in. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"At a minimum, expect frequent showers, but another rumble or two of thunder can\u2019t be ruled out. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"The rumble from the available 5.7-liter V-8 is unlike anything else in the segment (save for the Durango), and the V-6 is no sleepyhead either. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
"Exhaling through four upswept tailpipes, the V-12 emits a soundtrack that ranges from thunderous rumble to operatic howl. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English; akin to Middle High German rummeln to rumble":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259m-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"growl",
"grumble",
"lumber",
"roll"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084756",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rumble seat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a folding seat in the back of an automobile (such as a coupe or roadster) not covered by the top":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Santa, sitting in the rumble seat of a 1931 Studebaker Roadster, rode through the streets of the city after departing City Hall at 12 p.m. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Another popular model was the Roadster, made in 1910, with a rumble seat . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 5 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105329",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumble strip":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a strip of corrugated pavement (as along the edge of a highway) that causes rumbling and vibration when driven over":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The friend then heard Fonseca-Rivera\u2019s truck hitting the rumble strip alongside the highway. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Lobbying Lineup Five groups that lobbied on House Bill 51, which would require the Ohio Department of Transportation to install center-line rumble strips on all two-lane highways with a speed limit of at least 45 miles per hour. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Jan. 2020",
"In addition to paving, the project includes installation of rumble strips and permanent striping. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Sep. 2019",
"The state has denied prior requests for a roundabout, although the SHA has constructed left-turn only lanes and installed rumble strips along Route 23, The Aegis reported at the time. \u2014 David Anderson, baltimoresun.com , 9 Dec. 2019",
"The Federal Highway Administration says rumble strips have reduced rural two-lane road crashes by about 45% nationwide. \u2014 USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Two lanes will be closed for striping and installing rumble strips . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Oct. 2019",
"New traffic safety features were added, includingguardrails and centerline rumble strips to keep drivers from drifting into oncoming traffic. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Perhaps Caltrans could add rumble strips , bumps or tables periodically to keep speed in check. \u2014 Gary Richards, The Mercury News , 25 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105318",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumble-bumble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a miscellaneous mass or mixture : jumble , hodgepodge":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u0259mb\u0259l\u00a6b\u0259mb\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104439",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumblegarie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": careless and disorderly in action or manner : harum-scarum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1722, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from rumble entry 2 + connective -g- + -arie -ary":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u0259m(b)\u0259l\u00a6g\u0101ri"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114633",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rumbustious":{
"antonyms":[
"orderly"
],
"definitions":{
": rambunctious":[]
},
"examples":[
"while American university debates tend to be sedate affairs, their counterparts in Oxford are wholeheartedly rumbustious",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious , stylized and energized. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"From 1657, when tea first became available in London\u2019s coffeehouses, to the early seventeen-hundreds, when women were invited in, recreational tea drinking was the preserve of rumbustious gentlemen. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Still, there\u2019s a lot of pleasing vitality to this great American story about how clever brewers took an ancient idea and unlocked an unheard-of range of innovations with a combination of capitalist energy and rumbustious creativity. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Apr. 2021",
"The tech titans, with their somewhat rumbustious Bay Area staffers, look quite vulnerable. \u2014 The Economist , 22 June 2020",
"In August Tito Mboweni, his rumbustious finance minister, published a paper proposing sweeping yet doable reforms. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Oct. 2019",
"Another popular view holds that Mr Trump\u2019s rude and rumbustious character is really a merit in a time of great geopolitical and spiritual danger. \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2019",
"Ausilia, destined for spinsterhood, switches her spying from the lovers to the rumbustious , intimidating Jewish family who gather around the couple. \u2014 Tim Parks, Harper's magazine , 10 Feb. 2019",
"The rumbustious suffragettes are relegated to small etchings on the new statue\u2019s plinth, a marginalisation that hints at lingering unease with their methods. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1777, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of robustious":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"boisterous",
"hell-raising",
"knockabout",
"rambunctious",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"roisterous",
"rollicking",
"rowdy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050234",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb,",
"noun,"
]
},
"rumen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which cellulose is broken down by the action of symbiotic microorganisms \u2014 compare abomasum , omasum , reticulum":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The smaXtec sensor also measures the movement inside of the rumen . \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The study, published in the scientific journal Frontiers on Friday, looked at samples of rumen from Alpine cows in an abattoir in Austria. \u2014 Sara Spary, CNN , 2 July 2021",
"Anuli had been undergoing treatment since October for episodes of abdominal distension in her rumen , the first compartment in her stomach, according to the zoo. \u2014 Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Anuli had been under treatment since October for episodes of abdominal distension, specifically of her rumen , the first stomach of a ruminant which is where microbial fermentation takes place. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 5 Mar. 2021",
"In particular, the team looked for molecules specific to animals with a rumen , or first stomach, that breaks down dense vegetation into cud. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Feb. 2020",
"The pollution problem is that fermentation of cellulose in rumens emits prodigious quantities of methane gas. \u2014 Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities , 17 Nov. 2019",
"That methane is produced in their rumens from fermentation of grasses or corn. \u2014 Julia Rosen, latimes.com , 18 June 2019",
"Cows and other ruminants such as goats and sheep have a special stomach called a rumen that houses millions of microbes. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 3 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1707, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin rumin-, rumen , from Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122621",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"rumenitis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inflammation of the rumen":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from rumen + -itis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8n\u012bt\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122702",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumenocentesis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": puncture of the rumen with a trocar and cannula to permit the escape of gas":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from rumeno- + centesis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u00fcm\u0259n\u014d+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133408",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rumfustian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hot drink composed of strong beer, wine, gin, egg yolks, sugar, and spices":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from rum entry 2 + fustian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u0259m\u00a6f\u0259sch\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181731",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ruminant":{
"antonyms":[
"unreflective"
],
"definitions":{
": chewing the cud : being a mammal that is a ruminant":[
"ruminant animals"
],
": given to or engaged in contemplation : meditative":[
"stood there \u2026 in this attitude of ruminant relish",
"\u2014 Thomas Wolfe"
],
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a mammal that is a ruminant":[
"ruminant digestion"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I wandered around campus all day in a ruminant mood.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The products from ruminant animals \u2013 sheep, cows and other animals with four stomachs \u2013 tend to have greater greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright. \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
"Keep in mind that trans fats naturally occur in dairy products and other products from ruminant animals (cows, sheep), though generally at levels lower than the 0.5 grams per serving, according to the FDA. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Historically, the source of rennet was from the stomachs of ruminant mammals, such as cows. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Seamus Heaney once characterized the Irish novelist John McGahern as a ruminant , given to chewing the cud. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Peculiarities of the ruminant digestive system allow those animals to benefit greatly from this process. \u2014 Matthew Regan, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The ruminant meat can carry disease-causing sickness and has been linked to outbreaks. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Naturally, Biles' representative cloven-hoofed ruminant is dressed in a leotard: Biles doesn't need a goat emoji to prove her dominance, though. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 23 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The country\u2019s nearly 120 million ruminant animals, increasingly being fed a diet of grains laced with hormones and antibiotics, were concentrated into industrialized feeding operations. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
"First, there is biological methane, which comes from agriculture - particularly the belches of ruminant animals, such as cows, and from rice fields - but also from wetlands, landfills, termites and more. \u2014 Chris Mooney, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Beef and other ruminant meats like lamb produce much higher greenhouse gas emissions than other proteins like beans and nuts, and these emissions are major contributors to climate change. \u2014 Jenny Splitter / Photography Kelsey Mcclellan, Popular Mechanics , 20 Dec. 2019",
"The results of the chemical analysis show that the bottles contained dairy fat from the milk of ruminant animals, a group that includes cows, goats, and sheep. \u2014 Megan Gannon, National Geographic , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Since 1961, methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo, and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report. \u2014 Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Since 1961 methane emissions from ruminant livestock, which include cows as well as sheep, buffalo and goats, have significantly increased, according to the report. \u2014 Christopher Flavelle, New York Times , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Thus began Yang\u2019s ten-year diversion into the world of ruminant biology. \u2014 Megan Molteni, WIRED , 20 June 2019",
"The global demand for ruminant meat, meaning beef, sheep and goat, is expected to be even higher, at 88%. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 17 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1661, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"broody",
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110848",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ruminate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud":[],
": to chew repeatedly for an extended period":[],
": to engage in contemplation : reflect":[],
": to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly":[]
},
"examples":[
"The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.",
"He ruminated over the implications of their decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nobody is moved to ruminate on the rights and wrongs of the situation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Snyder, asked to ruminate on some specifics about what went wrong, had an embarrassment of options to choose from. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than ruminate on defeat, Sundquist instead cultivated a laser focus on the positive rewards, a recurring theme in his story. \u2014 Bruce Tulgan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The show is spread out over the campus\u2019s two galleries and includes a salon-style hang of paintings, drawings and found photographic images that ruminate on her family\u2019s migration from Cali, Colombia, to Cali \u2014 as in: SoCal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Being alone gives me time to ruminate and talk to myself and helps my self-awareness. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The finished product naturally reflects the ebbs and flows of the previous few decades, as its songs ruminate on grief, loss, anger, and despair, and search for ways out of the darkness. \u2014 Annie Zaleski, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In motherhood, there is no space anymore; there are no idle stretches of time within which to ruminate or look at the sky or simply let your mind do nothing at all. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross conducted research into the value of first-name self-talk as a way to disable anxiety before and after a stressful event when people often ruminate about their performance. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Latin ruminatus , past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin-, rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud":""
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"debate",
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.",
"He ruminated over the implications of their decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nobody is moved to ruminate on the rights and wrongs of the situation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"Snyder, asked to ruminate on some specifics about what went wrong, had an embarrassment of options to choose from. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than ruminate on defeat, Sundquist instead cultivated a laser focus on the positive rewards, a recurring theme in his story. \u2014 Bruce Tulgan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The show is spread out over the campus\u2019s two galleries and includes a salon-style hang of paintings, drawings and found photographic images that ruminate on her family\u2019s migration from Cali, Colombia, to Cali \u2014 as in: SoCal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Being alone gives me time to ruminate and talk to myself and helps my self-awareness. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The finished product naturally reflects the ebbs and flows of the previous few decades, as its songs ruminate on grief, loss, anger, and despair, and search for ways out of the darkness. \u2014 Annie Zaleski, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In motherhood, there is no space anymore; there are no idle stretches of time within which to ruminate or look at the sky or simply let your mind do nothing at all. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross conducted research into the value of first-name self-talk as a way to disable anxiety before and after a stressful event when people often ruminate about their performance. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Latin ruminatus , past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin-, rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud":""
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"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
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"1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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"probably from obsolete Dutch roomerken , probably from Dutch roemer, romer rummer + -ken -kin":""
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"rum entry 2 + -less":""
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"type":[
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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"rummaged the attic"
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"\u02c8r\u0259-mij"
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"detect",
"determine",
"dig out",
"dig up",
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"hit (on ",
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"nose out",
"root (out)",
"rout (out)",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
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"agglomerate",
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"botch",
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"hash",
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"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"He rummaged through the attic for his baseball card collection.",
"He rummaged in his pocket for the receipt.",
"I heard you rummaging around in the refrigerator.",
"Noun",
"a rummage of textbooks, notebooks, and old school papers all over the desk",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As a student at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, Kosann would head downtown after class to rummage through antiques stores. \u2014 Lindsay Talbot, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mark your calendar for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Fairview Park Senior Center for the center\u2019s rummage and craft sale, just in time for the holidays. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The man shouts up to the loft into which a ladder disappears, and after a minute\u2019s rummage some invisible hand tosses down bundles of fresh stock and a packet of sample invitations. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The money, about $150,000 so far, has been raised by bake sales, rummage sales, tea parties, tours of the local castle, everything imaginable, even historical cheese. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Oct. 2021",
"If someone needs something from the office, management will have interns rummage through your desk for you. \u2014 Eugene Lim, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2021",
"After the pandemic canceled many area communitywide rummage sales last summer, some are making a comeback this year. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Chavez, 33, stood in the backyard on Wednesday morning watching his three dogs and a potbellied pig rummage in the snow. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, Star Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Garage, rummage and yard sales can allow the lesser of the three: 50% of the total occupancy, one person for every 30 square feet or 250 people. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2020",
"Her daughter just left for college and her apartment seems to have turned into one of those rummage shops that mostly sell Disney collectible glasses. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2020"
],
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"obsolete English romage act of stowing cargo, modification of Middle French arrimage , from arrimer to stow, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + -rimer , from Middle English rimen to open up, make room for, from Old English r\u0233man \u2014 more at ream":"Noun and Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150217"
},
"rummy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": affected by or as if by an excessive intake of rum":[
"At higher altitudes, oxygen also helps boost your energy and keeps you from getting rummy .",
"\u2014 Lou Whittaker and Andrea Gabbard"
],
": any of several card games for two or more players in which each player tries to assemble groups of three or more cards of the same rank or of consecutive sequence in the same suit and to be the first to meld them all \u2014 see also gin rummy":[],
": drunkard":[],
": of, involving, or containing rum":[
"a rummy drink",
"\u2026 rummy lunches go on for hours under the palms.",
"\u2014 Town & Country",
"She loves a good rum cake, and I got one of the rummiest .",
"\u2014 Ivana Martini"
],
": peculiar , odd":[
"One of the rummy things about Jeeves is that, unless you watch like a hawk, you very seldom see him come into a room.",
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1843, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1910, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"derivative of rum, rhum, an earlier name for the game (of obscure origin), with a suffix of uncertain identity, perhaps -y entry 4":"Noun",
"rum entry 1 + -y entry 1":"Adjective",
"rum entry 1 + -y entry 4":"Noun",
"rum entry 2 + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091213",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"rumor":{
"antonyms":[
"bruit (about)",
"circulate",
"noise (about ",
"whisper"
],
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": a statement or report current without known authority for its truth":[],
": talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source":[],
": talk or report of a notable person or event":[],
": to tell or spread by rumor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There are rumors that they are making a new film.",
"She accused him of starting rumors about her.",
"Ever since his sudden resignation, rumors have been flying.",
"I heard a rumor that they broke up.",
"\u201cDid you hear that they broke up",
"The rumor turned out to be false.",
"You can't fire him solely based on rumor .",
"Rumor has it that they broke up.",
"Verb",
"for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Spotted by 9to5Mac, there\u2019s a rumor that the next TV box could introduce a new remote. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"As hearings by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection continue in Washington, D.C., a social media rumor claimed a major public broadcaster would not be airing them. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Among the witnesses who testified in the final stages of the trial was model Kate Moss, who debunked a long-standing rumor that her ex-boyfriend, Depp, once shoved her down a flight of stairs. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a rumor that iOS 16 may introduce a new car crash detection feature. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 4 June 2022",
"Heard, in her testimony, had made a reference to Moss and a rumor that Depp had pushed Moss down a set of stairs when the two dated in the 1990s. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
"Model Kate Moss testified in the Johnny Depp defamation trial to deny a rumor about her relationship with the actor. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 25 May 2022",
"Lucasfilm reps refused to comment on whether Dawson bit on a false rumor or whether live-action Anakin will stand alongside live-action Ahsoka in the near future. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"Last week, the embassy denied a rumor that France was planning to install new French military bases in Chad, calling it an attempt at misinformation. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Journalists too must step up, avoiding false equivalency or both-sides-ism; there is no need to give equal time to rumor mongers or conspiracy theorists simply to appear balanced. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Contrary to rumor , there have been no evacuations ordered. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Sep. 2020",
"Medvedev\u2019s job had long been rumored to be at risk as Russia\u2019s economy stagnated and wages shrank for five years running, helping to erode Putin\u2019s popularity. \u2014 Jake Rudnitsky, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Patterson, originally out of Canada, has long been rumored to be an Oregon lean and his commitment would continue a long line of top-flight Canadian prospects winding up in Eugene. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
"The lone exception might be five-star center Moussa Cisse, who has widely been rumored to be planning a move to the 2020 class, but Kentucky is believed to be trailing other schools in his recruitment. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 15 May 2020",
"The exact way forward is not yet clear, but Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and Tesla have all announced or are rumored to be restarting production this week or next. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Some members of the national media criticized the credentials of those rumored to be joining a second White House task force focused on reopening the American economy after the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner , 13 Apr. 2020",
"The Coleman deal was of keen interest to the Bruins, who were rumored to have bids in for him in recent days. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Feb. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1548, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English rumour , from Anglo-French, from Latin rumor clamor, gossip; akin to Old English r\u0113on to lament, Sanskrit rauti he roars":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259r"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"buzz",
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"report",
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"talk",
"tattle",
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"type":[
"noun",
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},
"rump":{
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": a cut of meat (such as beef) between the loin and round \u2014 see beef illustration":[],
": buttocks":[],
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": the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal":[]
},
"examples":[
"I slipped and fell on my rump .",
"she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Without the Black Sea coast, a landlocked rump Ukraine would be a nation undermined, its ports lost, eight years after Mr. Putin seized Crimea. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Murphy gave Bassitt a good laugh, too, with the viral video of him getting knocked in the rump by a pitch last week. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In August, 2020, Navalny, a persistent gadfly on the rump of a totalitarian state, was poisoned during a trip to Tomsk, in Siberia. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"McVey couldn\u2019t dart her in the optimal spot \u2013 the neck \u2013 because of the lid, so opted for her rump . \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Cody Riley executed a crossover dribble while sitting on his rump , eliciting wide-mouthed awe from teammate Jules Bernard. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Likelier outcomes would involve setting up a Russia-friendly puppet government in Kyiv or incorporating large parts of eastern Ukraine into Russia while leaving a pro-Western rump in the west. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The rump -covering to come will be Olympian, in its own right. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"A few hundred yards from yesterday\u2019s turnaround point, a scraggly, blond grizzly was scratching his rump on a concrete guardrail. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 24 May 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish rumpe rump; akin to Middle High German rumph torso":""
},
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"\u02c8r\u0259mp"
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"can",
"cheeks",
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"derri\u00e8re",
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"fundament",
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"heinie",
"hunkers",
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"keester",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172344",
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"iron out",
"smooth",
"smoothen",
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},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He rumpled her hair affectionately.",
"the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The front-runner to be the next British prime minister, Boris Johnson, is barnstorming across the countryside, campaigning on his Latin-quoting, rumple -suited, Oxford-educated, optimistic, populist Englishness. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2019",
"The end of Chasm 1 is currently about 2.5 miles away from the ice rumples . \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"The rumples form when the bottom of the ice shelf, which flows downhill toward the ocean like very slow putty, runs up against an underwater ridge. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"Or Liz Taylor, whose luxe rumple of espresso curls had all the drama of her famous violet eyes. \u2014 Sophie Schulte-hillen, Vogue , 28 July 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"It was returned to me with its chiffon over-layer in shreds and my previously thriving silk buds were rumpled , drooping, and wilted\u2014like a flower bed dug up by the neighbor\u2019s dog. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dutch rompelen ; akin to Old High German rimpfan to wrinkle":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0259m-p\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"crinkle",
"crumple",
"scrunch",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041115",
"type":[
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"Verb",
"He rumpled her hair affectionately.",
"the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The front-runner to be the next British prime minister, Boris Johnson, is barnstorming across the countryside, campaigning on his Latin-quoting, rumple -suited, Oxford-educated, optimistic, populist Englishness. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2019",
"The end of Chasm 1 is currently about 2.5 miles away from the ice rumples . \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"The rumples form when the bottom of the ice shelf, which flows downhill toward the ocean like very slow putty, runs up against an underwater ridge. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Mar. 2019",
"Or Liz Taylor, whose luxe rumple of espresso curls had all the drama of her famous violet eyes. \u2014 Sophie Schulte-hillen, Vogue , 28 July 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"It was returned to me with its chiffon over-layer in shreds and my previously thriving silk buds were rumpled , drooping, and wilted\u2014like a flower bed dug up by the neighbor\u2019s dog. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled , put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2020"
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"the kids made such a rumpus that they woke up everyone else in the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use the climbing rope, rubber sheets and mineral oil to upgrade your rumpus . \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Anderson's tender, funny ramble captures all the hope and absurdity of adolescence, one wild polyblend rumpus at a time. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Call it the stink of being square, which turned those body styles into icons of messy familial rumpus . \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The growing presence of the boars has sparked a rumpus in local discourse. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Without the rumpus of an internal combustion engine, wind roar and tire slap sound all the louder. \u2014 Brett Berk, Wired , 28 Mar. 2020",
"As of last Friday, our senior level contacts in both governments were still discussing venues for a presidential meeting to sign an agreement, so this latest rumpus comes as a surprise. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Nov. 2019",
"Give your children Sendak, and let the wild rumpus begin. \u2014 Daniel Ross Goodman, National Review , 21 Sep. 2019",
"The rumpus encapsulated the trick that several Gulf states are trying to pull off. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"New this year, the Nature Center will also hold a rummage sale of items found in its storage during spring cleaning. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Check out this unusual rummage sale Friday and Saturday (May 20 and 21). \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"The rummage sale includes items related to cooking and entertaining, from kitchen gadgets and bar tools to cookbooks and dishware. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"Woman\u2019s Club of Carlsbad will holding a rummage sale 8 a.m. to noon Saturday April 2 at their clubhouse, 3320 Monroe St. to raise funds for improvements and maintenance of their clubhouse. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Brooklyn-Trinity United Church of Christ will have a benefit rummage sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at the church, 8720 Memphis Ave. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 28 Nov. 2021",
"The rummage sale will benefit the Parma Animal Shelter. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Cash in your treasures by reselling on Craigslist, including them in a rummage sale or selling to specialty buyers, like a pawn shop or a local business. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Don\u2019t forget that Independence Presbyterian Church will host its churchwide rummage sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23-24 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at the church, 6624 Public Square, Independence. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021"
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"Rumelia , former division of the Turkish empire that included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace + English -an":"Adjective",
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"definitions":{
": a large-bowled footed drinking glass often elaborately etched or engraved":[]
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"\u02c8r\u0259-m\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Apple, a 2015 Edgewood graduate, clinched his spot in Tokyo with a rummer -up finish in the 100-meter freestyle during the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Nebraska on June 17. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 22 June 2021"
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"earlier also romer, borrowed from Dutch (17th century) roemer or German R\u00f6mer, both meaning literally \"person from Rome, Roman\"":""
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"There were rumblings about rising prices.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This welcome rumbling was the reason thousands gathered on the sand, at businesses, and packed nearby roof tops, as the two-day 2022 Fort Lauderdale Air Show, which included 15 performers, was underway. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
"On Friday, with Fiserv Forum rumbling and the Bucks prepared to ride that early wave, Smart steadied Boston with 14 of his 21 points in the first quarter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"When the swarm of earthquakes began to take place, scientists at research stations on King George Island were the first to feel the rumbling of the Earth. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 May 2022",
"Some California residents last week finally figured out the source of strange rumbling and snoring noises in their home \u2014 a mother bear and her four cubs had been hibernating beneath the South Lake Tahoe house. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In the finale\u2019s last moments, a thunderstorm comes rolling over Fraser\u2019s Ridge \u2014 the low rumbling signaling not just rainfall to come, but a revolution. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The sights and sounds coming from Ukraine \u2014 the screams of air raid sirens, explosions, the rumbling of armored personnel carriers down rural roads \u2014 all happening in the middle of Europe inevitably conjure memories of World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"One of the elephant seals slowly lifted his head and unleashed a belch through his inflated nose \u2014 a rumbling , rattling noise, like the chugging of a generator. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Some of them are easier to pick out than others, especially if Justice Thomas graces us with his rumbling baritone. \u2014 Nr Staff, National Review , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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},
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