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funambulate
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English
Etymology
From funambul(ist) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fjʊˈnæm.bjʊ.leɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/, /fjuˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/, /fjəˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æmbjʊleɪt
- Hyphenation: fu‧nam‧bu‧late
Verb
funambulate (third-person singular simple present funambulates, present participle funambulating, simple past and past participle funambulated)
- (intransitive) To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.
Derived terms
Translations
tightrope-walk
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