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Rareplumping
The correct spelling is plumping.
How to pronounce plumping
verb
Say it like: Plu-mpi-ng
The correct spelling is plumping. 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.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is plumped.
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