dumbledore | Word of the Day

July 31, 2019 dumbledore [duhm-buhl-dawr] noun 1. a bumblebee. Visual Word of the Day Watch the Visual Word of the Day word-trends The New Emoji Added In 2019 Are Some Of The Most Diverse Yet ways-to-say 11 Unique Words Or Phrases For Wedding Vows And Toasts WORD OF THE DAY dumbledore continued... QUOTES The dumbledore proper is Emerson's "burly dozing humblebee," in American prose always a bumblebee. -- Charles P. G. Scott, "English Words which hav Gaind or Lost an Initial Consonant by Attraction," Transactions of the American Philological Association, Vol. 23, 1892 ORIGIN Dumbledore is a British dialect word, a compound of dumble, which is onomatopoeic, occurring variously as bumble-, dumble-, humble-, and the noun dor (also dorr) "an insect that makes a buzzing noise as it flies." For her Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling selected Dumbledore as the surname of the headmaster of Hogwarts because dumbledore is a dialect word for "bumblebee," Albus Dumbledore loved music, and she imagined him walking around "humming to himself." Dumbledore is recorded in English by the late 1700s. OTHERS ARE READING 1 Kangaroo Words: Words That Contain Their Own Synonyms What's more fun than a game you can play with words? If you're asking the dictionary, the answer is nothing ... which is why we are talking about kangaroo words today. 2 Do You Mix Up These Misunderstood Emoji? Sometimes it's worth it to know that the squirrel emoji, , you love so much isn't technically a squirrel ... 3 English Could Really Use These 9 Wunderbar German Words Many intimidating German terms actually pack in some truly amazing concepts—all in a single word. So, we think it would be wunderbar ("wonderful") if English embraced these nine (not nein!) German gems. 4 What Are Users Looking Up on Dictionary.com Every Day? You may have noticed a nifty new tool scrolling across the top of Dictionary.com. But, what makes it tick? 5 The Greatest Language Hits Of Black Music June is African-American Music Appreciation Month, also known as Black Music Month. It's a time to commemorate the continuing legacy of Black music on American life, and, for our part, we're celebrating the lingo, spanning Louis Armstrong's blues to City Girl's drip, that Black musicians helped take platinum in our lexicon. © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy