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umbered

umbered is the simple past and past participle of umber.

Meaning of umber

Verb

umber (third-person singular simple present umbers, present participle umbering, simple past and past participle umbered)

  1. (transitive) To give a reddish-brown colour to.
    • Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came,
      Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […]1807, Charles Hoyle, Exodus

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Questions about umbered

What is umbered the simple past and past participle of?
Umbered is the simple past and past participle of umber.

Words near umbered in the dictionary

  1. umbelwort
  2. umbelworts
  3. umber
  4. umber bird
  5. umber birds
  6. umbered
  7. umberella
  8. umberellas
  9. Umberger
  10. Umbergers
  11. umbering

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