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The correct spelling is plumper.

How to pronounce plumper

adjective

Say it like: Plu-mpe-r

The correct spelling is plumper. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight. For example: "a plump baby; plump cheeks"

Usage Examples

a plump baby; plump cheeks

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
  2. 2.Fat.
  3. 3.Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.

noun

  1. 1.One who plumps or swells out something else.
  2. 2.That which plumps or swells out something else.
  3. 3.Hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
  4. 4.In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her the advantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote.
  5. 5.A voter who plumps his or her vote.

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