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Meaning of "humdinger" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUMDINGER

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMDINGER

humdinger  [ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMDINGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humdinger 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 HUMDINGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Humdinger

Humdinger can refer to: ▪ The Humdinger, a 2008 album by US rap group Nappy Roots ▪ Humdinger, a 2002 album by American soul and R&B singer Aaron Neville ▪ Humdinger, a 2006 album by Irish banjo player Enda Scahill and The Brock McGuire Band ▪ The Humdingers, a musical group that became the American doo-wop and R&B group The Showmen ▪ The Humdingers, a capella musical group formed by Joe Oliva prior to The Essentials ▪ Humdinger, a 1997 by The Hoax, a group led by Robin Davey ▪ "Humdinger", a song by J. J. Cale from the album Travel-Log ▪ Humdinger, a brand of beer made by Joseph Holt's Brewery...

Definition of humdinger in the English dictionary

The definition of humdinger in the dictionary is something unusually large. Other definition of humdinger is an excellent person or thing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMDINGER


bringer
ˈbrɪŋə
dinger
ˈdɪŋə
Feininger
ˈfaɪnɪŋə
flinger
ˈflɪŋə
gunslinger
ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋə
left-winger
ˌlɛftˈwɪŋə
minger
ˈmɪŋə
mudslinger
ˈmʌdˌslɪŋə
pinger
ˈpɪŋə
ringer
ˈrɪŋə
Schlesinger
ˈʃlɛzɪŋə
singer
ˈsɪŋə
slinger
ˈslɪŋə
springer
ˈsprɪŋə
stinger
ˈstɪŋə
stringer
ˈstrɪŋə
swinger
ˈswɪŋə
Vlissingen
ˈvlɪsɪŋə
winger
ˈwɪŋə
zinger
ˈzɪŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMDINGER

humbucker
humbug
humbuggable
humbugged
humbugger
humbuggery
humbugging
humbuzz
humdrum
humdrumness
humdudgeon
humdurgeon
Hume
Hume´s law
humect
humectant
humectate
humectation

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMDINGER

bell-ringer
country singer
dry ginger
finger
five-finger
ginger
Grainger
harbinger
hunger
index finger
Kissinger
lead singer
linger
little finger
middle finger
not lift a finger
pop singer
pottinger
ring finger
Salinger
wild ginger

Synonyms and antonyms of humdinger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «humdinger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMDINGER

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

Translator English - Chinese

大肆渲染
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humdinger
570 millions of speakers

English

humdinger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Humdinger
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإستثنائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вещица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

danada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

humdinger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humdinger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humdinger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

humdinger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

humdinger
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

humdinger
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humdinger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đặc biệt tốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறப்புடைய ஒன்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Humdinger
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olağanüstü şey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

humdinger
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humdinger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штучка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grozăvie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

humdinger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knaller
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humdinger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kanon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humdinger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMDINGER»

The term «humdinger» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.043 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMDINGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humdinger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humdinger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMDINGER»

Discover the use of humdinger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humdinger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger
The irrepressible Simpson family deals with radioactive Christmas trees, fruit cakes, happy little elves, miserly Scrooges, defective toys, snowmoms, Grinches, secretive Santas, and impossible-to-keep New Year's resolutions as they ...
Matt Groening, Karen Bates, 2004
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Matilda's Humdinger
Although Matilda the cat is the worst waitress at Burt's Diner because her mind is usually somewhere else - dueling pirates, lassoing bad guys, or wrestling twisters with one hand tied behind her back - no one cares since she is also the ...
Lynn Downey, Tim Bowers, 2006
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Science Teaching/science Learning: Constructivist Learning ...
"Discovering" Sound In this class, Ms. Giesenschlag challenged the students to answer two questions: 1. Discover two ways to change the sound that you hear from your humdinger. 2. Tell what causes your humdinger to make sound.
Elnora S. Harcombe, 2001
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Motorboating - ND
Bilsen. . . . .. ..l3:52 Flagged 10.817 Total points: Humdinger, 800: Crescent,-361; Harbor Patrol. 361. RUNABOUTS, HANDICAP-—TWO HEATS, EACH 5 MILES FlRsT HEAT First Elapsed Average BOAT Owxea Lap Time Speed TRANQUILITY ...
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Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated ...
General Comments: The 250 Humdinger is a 243 case expanded to 25-caliber and fire-formed in the Humdinger chamber. The case has absolute minimum body taper and a 45-degree shoulder angle. This produces about as much capacity ...
Frank C. Barnes, Holt Bodinson, 2009
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Geology and Mineral Resources of the Quakertown-Doylestown ...
The rocks in the vicinity of the Robertson, Humdinger, nnd Robert E. mines are principally of iaicous origin and include flue and coarse grained greenstones, serpentine, and ijnartz diorite nnd related rocks. Highly metamorphosed sedimentary ...
Florence Bascom, 1931
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Poems for the Day
A Real Humdinger! Who Would of Thought? I Was Never Taught! Or have been Bought! I Never Even Sort it! Such an incredibly, Amazing idea! Hey! I'm a Poet, and a Singer! A Real Humdinger! And I Didn't Even Know It! Gifts that Come Don't  ...
Sherril L. Carss, 2013
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Hands-On Science - 20 Themes, Grades 1-3 - E-book
A. Real. Humdinger. Objective: Students will demonstrate that vocal sounds are produced when air passes over and vibrates the vocal cords. Question: How can you stop a friend from humming? Science Background: All sound is created by ...
Evan-Moor
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Polly Brown: A Modern-Day Oliver With a Twist
Captain Humdinger had paidthema visit, and after a good dressing down they had been encouraged to havedinner in their cabin.Whether this offendedFreddie was entirely irrelevant, for thiswas, after all, the captain's ship and hisword was ...
Tricia Bennett, 2012
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The Politically Incorrect Parenting Book: 10 No-Nonsense ...
I specialize in the Humdingers now, and I've met the entire Humdinger dan from one end of the country to the other. This is a big family, with little Humdinger ofi' shoots pretty much everywhere. There will undoubtedly be a local Humdinger ...
Nigel Latta, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMDINGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humdinger is used in the context of the following news items.
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What to do in Atlanta: Music | July 15-22 | www.accessatlanta.com
Underhill Rose, Max Dvorak, Ryan Langlois + Humdinger. 7:30 p.m. July 18. $12; $10 in advance. Red Light Café, 553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E. ... «Access Atlanta, Jul 15»
2
Gatlin and Farah head up glittering Monaco meet - The Times of India
The men's 1500m also promises to be a humdinger of a race, with track fans hoping it might replicate the 2013 event. Two years ago, Kenya's ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Cotati Heart & Soul - July 2015 - Sonoma County Gazette
What a humdinger of a day for kids and families. You have time to sign up; entrees close on July 10th. Our 2015 theme is Up with Art. Come as ... «Sonoma County Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Turner: Sage grouse listing call 'a humdinger'
“The sage grouse could be a humdinger,” Turner said. “We should and could put a lot of things in place today that would be good for the grouse ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
5
Derry v Galway: McIver expecting a 'real humdinger' | Derry Now
But as onerous task as it is, Derry manager Brian McIver believes that the contest 'has all the makings of being a real humdinger.' Galway will ... «Derry Now, Jul 15»
6
Bret Baier Signs New Fox News Channel Deal In Advance Of GOP …
Bret Baier has signed a new multi-year deal with Fox News Channel. This in advance of what should be a humdinger of an August 6 GOP ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
7
North Carolina Republicans: Protect memorials to slave-lovin …
WRAL has a humdinger today: State lawmakers—Republicans—will discuss a bill next week that would forbid local governments and public ... «The Independent Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Naij Song Of The Week - Davido F. Meek Mill | Fans Mi
Both audio and video dropped on same day and it's been a humdinger of a song since its release. Jump on it below –. SoundCloud cookie ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
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Waterstones' Harper Lee sales biggest 'humdinger' since Harry …
“It is a real humdinger for us. We were ready and waiting for this one, it is the most exciting thing we have had so we have an extreme number ... «Retail Week, Jul 15»
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Charlie Higson's monthly pub quiz | Life and style | theguardian.com
Who took the prize for the 6th funniest joke at the Edinburgh fringe festival in 2012 with the humdinger – 'I took part in the sun tanning Olympics ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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