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The correct spelling is plump.
How to pronounce plump
/plʌmp/
verbIPA: /plʌmp/
Say it like: Plu-mp
The correct spelling is plump. To grow plump; to swell out. For example: "Her cheeks have plumped."
Usage Examples
“Her cheeks have plumped.”
“to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water”
“to plump a stone into water”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To grow plump; to swell out.
- 2.To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
- 3.To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.
- 4.To give a plumper (kind of vote).
- 5.To give (a vote), as a plumper.
adjective
- 1.Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
- 2.Fat.
- 3.Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
noun
- 1.The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
- 2.A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.
adverb
- 1.Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
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