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'umble

'umble is the pronunciation spelling of humble.

Meaning of humble

Adjective

humble (comparative humbler or more humble, superlative humblest or most humble)

  1. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
    • He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage.
  2. Having a low position or a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
    • She ſhould be humble, who would pleaſe;
      And ſhe muſt ſuffer, who can love.a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “Cloe Jealous”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan, […], published 1779, →OCLC, stanza V, page 109

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Forms of 'umble

Adjective
comparative'umbler
superlative'umblest
Verb
third-person singular present'umbles
present participle'umbling
past participle'umbled
past'umbled

Origin of 'umble

A representation of the pronunciation of humble by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]). Note also humble, eat humble pie, and numble(s).

Questions about 'umble

What is 'umble the pronunciation spelling of?
'umble is the pronunciation spelling of humble.

Words near 'umble in the dictionary

  1. 'ud
  2. 'uds
  3. 'ull
  4. 'ullo
  5. 'um
  6. 'umble
  7. 'umbly
  8. 'umour
  9. 'umours
  10. 'umra
  11. 'umras

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