SpellRight › Spelling
Rarelunges
The correct spelling is lunges.
How to pronounce lunges
noun
Say it like: Lun-jes
The correct spelling is lunges. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. For example: "I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun."
Usage Examples
“I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- 2.A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
- 3.An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
- 4.A fish, the namaycush.
verb
- 1.To (cause to make) a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
- 2.To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing).
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.