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Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.
Carl Honore

Meaning of "cramming" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRAMMING

cramming  [ˈkræmɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAMMING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cramming is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRAMMING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cram

Cram may refer to: ▪ Cram, a surname, and list of notable persons having the surname ▪ Cram.com, a website for creating and sharing flashcards ▪ Cram, a TV game show that aired on the Game Show Network ▪ Cram, a fictional type of bread in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium ▪ Cramming, a slang term for last-minute study ▪ Cramming, adding inappropriate charges to a bill ▪ Cram school, a specialized school that trains students to pass entrance exams ▪ Cram, an impartial mathematical game similar to domineering ▪ Cram, a flashcard application for Apple devices ▪ Cram a piece premiered in 2012 by collective Kambras CRAM may refer to: ▪ NCR CRAM, Card Random Access Memory, a computer memory technology developed by NCR ▪ CRAM, Centro Ricerca Artistica Mezzocorona, Centre for Art Research in Mezzocorona/Kronmetz, Italy ▪ Chalcogenide RAM, Chalcogenide random access memory, a phase-change computer memory technology ▪...

Definition of cramming in the English dictionary

The definition of cramming in the dictionary is intensive study.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRAMMING


antijamming
ˌæntɪˈdʒæmɪŋ
clamming
ˈklæmɪŋ
damning
ˈdæmɪŋ
diagramming
ˈdaɪəˌɡræmɪŋ
gamming
ˈɡæmɪŋ
jamming
ˈdʒæmɪŋ
lambing
ˈlæmɪŋ
logjamming
ˈlɒɡˌdʒæmɪŋ
microprogramming
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprəʊɡræmɪŋ
multiprogramming
ˌmʌltɪˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
overcramming
ˌəʊvəˈkræmɪŋ
overprogramming
ˌəʊvəˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
preprogramming
priːˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
programming
ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ
ramming
ˈræmɪŋ
spamming
ˈspæmɪŋ
windjamming
ˈwɪndˌdʒæmɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRAMMING

cram
cram-full
crambe
crambo
cramboclink
crame
crammable
crammed
crammer
cramoisie
cramoisy
cramp
cramp ball
cramp iron
cramp someone´s style
crampbark
cramped
cramper
crampet
crampfish

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRAMMING

brimming
bumming
coming
computer programming
dimming
drumming
gumming
hamming
hemming
humming
linear programming
rimming
scamming
skimming
slamming
slimming
stemming
strumming
summing
swimming
trimming

Synonyms and antonyms of cramming in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRAMMING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cramming» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cramming
bone up · compact · compress · con · crowd · crush · fill · force · glut · gorge · gormandize · grind · guzzle · jam · mug up · overcrowd · overeat · overfeed · overfill · pack · pack in · pig out · press · ram · revise · satiate · shove · squeeze · study · stuff · swot

Translation of «cramming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRAMMING

Find out the translation of cramming to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cramming from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cramming» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

临时抱佛脚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abarrotar
570 millions of speakers

English

cramming
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cramming
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هدفهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зубрежки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cursinhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রস্ততি নিচ্ছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bachotage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjejalkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Büffelei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詰め込み勉強
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벼락치기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cramming
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhồi nhét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cramming
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कत्तल करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıkınma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vadano a finire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wkuwania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зубріння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bucherie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσπευσμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vetmesting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klämma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stapper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cramming

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAMMING»

The term «cramming» is regularly used and occupies the 58.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAMMING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cramming

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4 QUOTES WITH «CRAMMING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cramming.
1
David Alan Basche
Stop running around, stop trying to return every email in your inbox immediately, stop cramming too much stuff into too few hours in the day. Sit down, shut up, and most importantly, be glad.
2
Mike Birbiglia
I would say that I love pizza so much that sometimes I eat pizza while I'm eating pizza. Like, I'm so content with myself with how it's going that I'm like, 'I should do this more,' not realizing that the mouth is full. I'm just cramming pizza into my mouth.
3
George Carlin
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.
4
Carl Honore
Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAMMING»

Discover the use of cramming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cramming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cramming: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
2
Test Secrets: How to Take a Test
There are two basic types of cramming: intense and prepared. If you are the kind of student who suffers from anxiety issues, intense cramming will not work well with your short-term memory. Extreme anxiety is likely to cause you to blank out ...
Complete Test Preparation
3
United States Congressional Serial Set, No. 14689, Senate ...
"Cramming" — An Emerging Telephone Billing Fraud (July 23, 1998) Like telephone "slamming," another emerging consumer fraud examined by the Subcommittee during the 105th Congress is the practice of telephone "cramming" — the ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Reports from Committees
Chairman.] You stated that in all examinations a certain quantity of cramming is inevitable ? — That is to say, wherever examinations are required there will be always a certain number of persons who make it their profession to cram up for it.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1855
5
The California Teacher
inality, its own individuality is the best shaping and solidifying power over the mass of crude knowledge it contains. In the first case, facts are better than nothing; in the second, facts are just what is necessary to mental growth. Cramming is the ...
6
London Charivari
CRAMMING. AT. HOME. AND. AT. SCHOOL. MB. Риясн, THE Christmas Holidays may be described, not untruly, as a season of cramming. The season of cramming it cannot so truly be called, because there are other seasons of cramming ...
Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, Tom Taylor, 1870
7
FOCUS on College Success, Concise Edition
Compare these situations to cramming for tests. > You haven't called your significant other since last year. Suddenly you appear at her door with candy, flowers, concert tickets, and dinner reservations at the most exclusive restaurant in town.
Constance Staley, 2011
8
United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 14690, ...
"Internet cramming," specifically, enables web site design and hosting companies to place a charge for a "free" web site on the phone bill of a small business, church, or non-profit organization without proper authorization. The Chairman noted ...
Congress, United States. Congress. Senate
9
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th ...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker for the opportunity to commemorate the work of Lois Schmitt upon her retirement. THE ANTI-CRAMMING PROTECTION ACT OF 1998 HON. BART GORDON OF TENNESSEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ...
10
Cybercrime: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim
Cramming is the illegal and unexpected adding of charges to a person's telephone service. Slamming is changing a person's longdistance carrier without his consent. Domain slamming is changing a person's website domain service company ...
H. Thomas Milhorn, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAMMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cramming is used in the context of the following news items.
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Woman banned from keeping birds after cramming Harry Potter owls …
A WOMAN has been banned from looking after birds for life after she turned her garden shed into something more akin to a Harry Potter film. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Flashback: How Mark Cuban went from beer-stained floors, flat …
Cramming into apartments like sardines made fiscal if not actual sense. “Ours was a pretty nice apartment,” Schipper says. “But by the time we ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
3
Opinion: Are you as smart as a financial adviser? Test yourself
... I settled on a test date a week later, found a study guide, a couple of online practice tests and thus started cramming — a wistful reminder of ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Son murdered parents and dumped bodies 150 miles away, court told
A “domineering” son murdered his elderly parents before cramming their bodies into their Nissan Micra car and dumping them 150 miles away, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Rockridge School sale falls through
The intent of the changes is to “prevent any developer in the city from cramming multi-unit townhomes on small lots,” she said, noting Rockridge ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Overkill is 'upset' about dropping support for Payday 2 on PS3 and 360
“We are confident that we have done everything we could cramming as much content we possibly could on both of the platforms. There are ... «MCV, Jul 15»
7
Twizzlers, Rice Krispie Treats Sustain US Negotiators on Iran in …
In the most recent sprint to a final deal, for instance, the negotiating team's eating habits resembled those of college students cramming for ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
HOPEWELL: Gies named 'Outstanding Player' of Sunshine Classic
It was the product of some week-long cramming between Gies and McDonald. “We went out on a Saturday before practice started and coach ... «Packet Online, Jul 15»
9
Playing through: Noll finally back on course after injury
So it's almost like I am cramming for a test. I'm just trying to get as much work in as I can.” Making things even more difficult for Noll in his ... «The Daily Citizen, Jul 15»
10
For whom Cecil Bell tolls: On impeaching Kennedy, Ginsburg …
It may present a design challenge. cramming even just the last names of Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»

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