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PRONUNCIATION OF SUMO WRESTLING

sumo wrestling  [ˈsuːməʊ ˈreslɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUMO WRESTLING

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Sumo wrestling is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SUMO WRESTLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sumo wrestling

Sumo

Sumo is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. It is generally considered to be a gendai budō, though this definition is misleading as the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from the days when sumo was used in the Shinto religion. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules laid down by the Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal "sumo training stables", known in Japanese as heya, where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—are dictated by strict tradition. In recent years, a number of high-profile controversies and scandals have rocked the sumo world, with a concomitant effect on its reputation and ticket sales. It has also greatly affected the sport's ability to attract new recruits.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUMO WRESTLING


brisling
ˈbrɪslɪŋ
bristling
ˈbrɪslɪŋ
castling
ˈkɑːslɪŋ
nurseling
ˈnɜːslɪŋ
nursling
ˈnɜːslɪŋ
princeling
ˈprɪnslɪŋ
rustling
ˈrʌslɪŋ
sling
slɪŋ
unsling
ʌnˈslɪŋ
whistling
ˈwɪslɪŋ
wrestling
ˈrɛslɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUMO WRESTLING

summiteer
summitless
summitry
summon
summonable
summoner
summons
summum bonum
sumo
sumo wrestler
sumoist
sumotori
sump
sump oil
sumph
sumphish
sumphishness
sumpit
sumpsimus
sumpter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUMO WRESTLING

all-in wrestling
arm wrestling
bustling
catling
dismantling
feeling
fettling
footling
Graeco-Roman wrestling
mantling
mud wrestling
nestling
rattling
saber-rattling
sabre-rattling
scantling
startling
subtitling
throttling
unsettling
whitling

Synonyms and antonyms of sumo wrestling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sumo wrestling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUMO WRESTLING

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The translations of sumo wrestling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sumo wrestling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相扑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la lucha de sumo
570 millions of speakers

English

sumo wrestling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूमो कुश्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصارعة السومو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

борьба сумо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luta de sumô
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Sumo কুস্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sumo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gusti sumo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sumo-Ringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相撲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sumo wrestling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đấu vật sumo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுமோ மல்யுத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूमो कुस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sumo güreşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sumo wrestling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sumo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боротьба сумо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sumo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σούμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sumo stoei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sumobrottning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sumobryting
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMO WRESTLING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMO WRESTLING»

Discover the use of sumo wrestling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sumo wrestling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sumo Wrestling
Describes the ancient Japanese art and sport of sumo including the rules, preparation, techniques, and importance to the wrestler. Includes a glossary of terms.
Bill Gutman, 2000
2
Joy of Sumo
Throwing away the rituals, this book takes a humorous look at sumo as a sport—from locker room drama to the farce of the 'sumo interview.'
David Benjamin, 1991
3
301 Bright Ideas for Busy Kids: 11 Messy Projects, 12 Silly ...
Supplies: pillows, loose T-shipts, two people If you've suffered through a string of rainy days, even the most conservative parent might resort to Strategic Sumo Wrestling. Some children haven't seen Sumo wrestling on TV, so explain how very ...
Silvana Clark, 2003
4
Jet
Fitness, self-defense, discipline and confidence is the motto for the Cranford Judo Karate Club in New Jersey where Manny Yarborough and Alex Vega work on improving their skills in sumo wrestling — an ancient art of the Japanese. "It's not  ...
5
Sport: The development of sport
What cannot be accepted is any putative link between wrestling of this kind and sumo wrestling, whether the sumo wrestling we know today, or any of its historically verifiable ancestors. As described in the Nihon shoki, the bout between Taima ...
Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm, 2003
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Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence: Second ...
This paper describes the design of fuzzy logic based sumo wrestling robot. The designed robot has a simple control algorithm and single fuzzy microcontroller is used in hardware implementation. The designed robot meets the specifications ...
Ashish Ghosh, Rajat K. De, Sankar K Pal, 2007
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Fat No More: The Answer for the Dangerously Overweight
Several good books have been written on the subject, including those by Cuyler2 and Long.3 Sumo wrestling may have had its beginnings as early as in the Western Zhou dynasty in China (eleventh century B.C.E.). Wrestling in China and  ...
Norman B. Ackerman
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Know It All! Grades 9-12 Reading
Now, get into the ring and let the fun begin! Unless you are a lightweight, of course! Up until the beginning of the 1990s, sumo wrestling was virtually unknown in the United States. Its appearance in the 1990s is due mainly to wrestling ...
‎2004
9
Congressional Record
Jesse Kuhaulua, that is his real Hawaiian name, known professionally in Japan as Takamiyama Daigoro, was a trailblazer in the sport of sumo wrestling in every sense of the word. [I 1500 He was born in the great State of Hawaii and became ...
10
Literacy, Libraries and Learning: Using Books and Online ...
The style of wrestling in Japan is called sumo wrestling while in Canada the types of wrestling are freestyle and Greco-roman. In the sport of sumo wrestling the object is either to push your opponent out of the ring or make your opponent touch ...
Ray Doiron, Marlene Asselin, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMO WRESTLING»

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Canadian sumo wrestler Henderson set for Japanese debut
Canadian Brodik Henderson is hoping his prowess in the remote world of U.S. amateur sumo wrestling will translate into a professional career in the heartland ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
2
Meet the Japanese heavyweights of Brazilian sumo
Growing up, Willian Takahiro Higuchi and Wagner Yoshihiro Higuchi (who go by Taka and Yoshi) were not fond of sumo wrestling because of its strenuous ... «CNN, Apr 15»
3
Sumo wrestling: The Honozumo - in pictures
Thousands of spectators enjoy this one-day event where sumo wrestlers perform their skills. In recent years, a record of number of foreigners have competed in ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
4
Koalas settle a dispute by fighting it out in a sumo wrestling match
While out walking his two dogs in Foster, Victoria, Ashton Webster came across the two furry friends, who seemed to be embroiled in a sumo wrestling fight. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Roger Federer Reverses Roles In New Gillette Commercial… A …
In the new ad Federer tries his hand at Sumo wrestling, race car driving and becoming a football ... A Sumo Wrestler? ... Is sumo wrestling his new pastime?? Oh ... «Tennis-X.com, Feb 14»
6
Paul McCartney sponsors Japanese sumo wrestling team
"Bizarrely Macca really got into Sumo Wrestling when he first toured Japan (as a solo artist) in 1993," his spokesman told NME. "He took his crew to one of the ... «NME.com, Nov 13»
7
Like Sumo Wrestling, With Lots Of Spit: Camels Tussle In Turkey
"Obama vs. Rambo" may sound like an Onion headline for the gun control debate. But it's actually a must-see matchup for spectators on Turkey's Aegean Coast. «NPR, Jan 13»
8
Popularity of Sumo wrestling in Japan hits new low
Over the season, a mere 55 people have applied to become wrestlers, the lowest since the Japan Sumo Association established the six-tournament system in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 12»
9
Thrown open: the dark side of sumo wrestling
Some of Japan's top sumo wrestlers were embroiled in a match-fixing scandal yesterday, in the latest blow to the ancient national sport that was already reeling ... «Independent, Feb 11»
10
BC teen a sumo sensation
It turns out under-16 sumo wrestling tournaments do not exist in Victoria. Nor do they exist in Canada, nor the United States, for that matter. Indeed, the closest ... «National Post, Aug 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sumo wrestling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sumo-wrestling>. May 2024 ».
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