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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlump
/plʌmp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a full, rounded shape; well-fed.
"The plump cat lounged lazily in the sun."
- 1
To make something plump; to fill out or swell.
"She plumped the pillows before the guests arrived."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English plompen, meaning to plunge or drop heavily, likely of imitative origin. By the 16th century, the sense evolved through the idea of a sudden swelling or rounded mass to describe something pleasantly full and rounded in shape.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plump" is said worldwide
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dodue
Transliteration: do-dy
"Le chat dodue se prélassait au soleil."
pummelig
Transliteration: pu-me-lig
"Die pummelige Katze lag faul in der Sonne."
paffuto
Transliteration: pa-foo-to
"Il gatto paffuto si sdraiava al sole."
gordito
Transliteration: gor-dee-to
"El gato gordito se tumbaba al sol."
gordinho
Transliteration: gor-deen-yo
"O gato gordinho estava deitado ao sol."
मोटा
Transliteration: mota
"मोटा बिल्ली धूप में लेटा था।"
丰满
Transliteration: fēngmǎn
"那只丰满的猫懒洋洋地躺在阳光下。"
통통한
Transliteration: tongtonghan
"통통한 고양이가 햇볕 아래에서 뒹굴고 있었다."
ぽっちゃりした
Transliteration: pocchari shita
"ぽっちゃりした猫が日向で寝ていた。"
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