Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [truhmp]
- /trʌmp/
- /trʌmp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [truhmp]
- /trʌmp/
Definitions of trumping word
- noun trumping a trumpet. 1
- noun trumping its sound. 1
- verb with object trumping Cards. to take with a trump. 1
- verb with object trumping to excel; surpass; outdo. 1
- verb without object trumping to blow a trumpet. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of trumping
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; unexplained variant of triumph
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Trumping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trumping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trumping usage trend in Literature
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