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rumption

rumption noun: a loud disturbance; a rumpus, uproar.

Noun

rumption (plural rumptions)

  1. (dialectal) A loud disturbance; a rumpus, uproar.
    • I leap to my feet with a rumption, turning over the bench where I'm sitting. "But," I say, looking to both sides of me in shock.2015, Katherine Howe, The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 203

Forms of rumption

pluralrumptions

Origin of rumption

Probably from rumpus + -tion.

Words formed from rumption

Questions about rumption

What does rumption mean?
Rumption means a loud disturbance; a rumpus, uproar.
What part of speech is rumption?
Rumption is a noun.
What is the plural of rumption?
The plural of rumption is rumptions.

Words near rumption in the dictionary

  1. rumpscuttle
  2. rumpscuttles
  3. rumpsteak
  4. rumpsteaks
  5. Rumpties
  6. rumption
  7. rumptions
  8. rumptious
  9. rumpty
  10. rumpty-tumpty
  11. rumpus

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