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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIGGER

Perhaps after the character Tigger, created by A A Milne.
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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 TIGGER

tigger  [ˈtɪɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tigger is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tigger in English.

WHAT DOES TIGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tigger

Tigger

Tigger is a fictional tiger character originally introduced in A. A. Milne's book The House at Pooh Corner. Like other Pooh characters, Tigger is based on one of Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed animals. Nowadays he is most widely recognized as reinterpreted by the Disney studios, with distinctive orange and black stripes, large eyes, a long chin, a springy tail, and his love of bouncing. As he says himself, "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best."...

Definition of tigger in the English dictionary

The definition of tigger in the dictionary is to damage beyond repair, esp as a result of tinkering.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TIGGER

PRESENT

Present
I tigger
you tigger
he/she/it tiggers
we tigger
you tigger
they tigger
Present continuous
I am tiggering
you are tiggering
he/she/it is tiggering
we are tiggering
you are tiggering
they are tiggering
Present perfect
I have tiggered
you have tiggered
he/she/it has tiggered
we have tiggered
you have tiggered
they have tiggered
Present perfect continuous
I have been tiggering
you have been tiggering
he/she/it has been tiggering
we have been tiggering
you have been tiggering
they have been tiggering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I tiggered
you tiggered
he/she/it tiggered
we tiggered
you tiggered
they tiggered
Past continuous
I was tiggering
you were tiggering
he/she/it was tiggering
we were tiggering
you were tiggering
they were tiggering
Past perfect
I had tiggered
you had tiggered
he/she/it had tiggered
we had tiggered
you had tiggered
they had tiggered
Past perfect continuous
I had been tiggering
you had been tiggering
he/she/it had been tiggering
we had been tiggering
you had been tiggering
they had been tiggering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will tigger
you will tigger
he/she/it will tigger
we will tigger
you will tigger
they will tigger
Future continuous
I will be tiggering
you will be tiggering
he/she/it will be tiggering
we will be tiggering
you will be tiggering
they will be tiggering
Future perfect
I will have tiggered
you will have tiggered
he/she/it will have tiggered
we will have tiggered
you will have tiggered
they will have tiggered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tiggering
you will have been tiggering
he/she/it will have been tiggering
we will have been tiggering
you will have been tiggering
they will have been tiggering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would tigger
you would tigger
he/she/it would tigger
we would tigger
you would tigger
they would tigger
Conditional continuous
I would be tiggering
you would be tiggering
he/she/it would be tiggering
we would be tiggering
you would be tiggering
they would be tiggering
Conditional perfect
I would have tigger
you would have tigger
he/she/it would have tigger
we would have tigger
you would have tigger
they would have tigger
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tiggering
you would have been tiggering
he/she/it would have been tiggering
we would have been tiggering
you would have been tiggering
they would have been tiggering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tigger
we let´s tigger
you tigger
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tigger
Past participle
tiggered
Present Participle
tiggering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIGGER


agar
ˈeɪɡə
bottega
bəˈteɪɡə
configure
ˌkənˈfɪɡə
digger
ˈdɪɡə
figure
ˈfɪɡə
Geiger
ˈɡaɪɡə
jaeger
ˈjeɪɡə
jager
ˈjeɪɡə
ligger
ˈlɪɡə
maigre
ˈmeɪɡə
nigger
ˈnɪɡə
omega
ˈəʊmɪɡə
Ortega
ɔːˈteɪɡə
outrigger
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə
schlager
ˈʃleɪɡə
scutiger
ˈskjuːtɪɡə
taiga
ˈtaɪɡə
tiger
ˈtaɪɡə
trigger
ˈtrɪɡə
vinegar
ˈvɪnɪɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGGER

tiger team
tiger-like
tiger´s-eye
tigereye
tigerish
tigerishly
tigerishness
tigerism
tigerly
tigery
Tiggerish
tiggywinkle
tight
tight end
tight five
tight forward
tight head
tight spot
tight-arse
tight-arsed

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGGER

bigger
blogger
chigger
ditchdigger
frigger
gold-digger
gravedigger
hair trigger
hair-trigger
jigger
mechanical digger
rejigger
rigger
Schmitt trigger
snigger
square-rigger
swigger
thigger
twigger
well-digger
wigger

Synonyms and antonyms of tigger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tigger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGGER

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

Translator English - Chinese

跳跳虎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tigger
570 millions of speakers

English

tigger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tigger
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тигра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tigrão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tigger
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tigger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tigger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tigger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

티거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tigger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tigger
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tigger
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tigger
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tygrysek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тигра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tigger
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tigger
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Tigger
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

tigger
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

tigger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tigger

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGGER»

The term «tigger» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.489 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tigger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tigger» 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 tigger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGGER»

Discover the use of tigger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tigger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bounce Around, Tigger!
Tigger loses his bounce one day and his friends help him search the Hundred Acre Woods for it, but it's Christopher Robin who helps him regain his bounce by having a snack and a nap.
Ann Braybrooks, Alan Alexander Milne, 1999
2
Tigger
Honor: John & Winona Grilli.
Lynne Suesse, Deborah Upton, Alan Alexander Milne, 2000
3
In Which Tigger Is Unbounced
Even a Tigger can get too bouncy for one's own good. When Pooh & his pals try to "unbounce" him, their well-thought-out plan backfires. Includes 3 stories
Alan Alexander Milne, 1997
4
The Onliest Tigger
When all his friends are too busy to bounce with Tigger, he decides to find his family, and in the process he, and his friends, learn a lesson on the meaning of family.
Leslie Goldman, A. A. Milne, 2000
5
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Rabbit plans to unbounce Tigger, but he discovers he likes a bouncy Tigger best.
‎1999
6
Bounce, Tigger, bounce!
When Tigger and Roo bounce themselves into the top of a tall tree, Tigger promises never to bounce again if he ever gets down.
Isabel Gaines, 2000
7
Tigger on the Couch: The Neuroses, Psychoses, Disorders and ...
Packed with uproarious yet decidedly accurate case studies, this is a unique look at the mental disorders plaguing our beloved childhood characters.
Laura James, 2007
8
Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too
Rabbit plans to unbounce Tigger, but he discovers he likes a bouncy Tigger best.
Walt, Disney, 1996
9
Tigger's moving day
Tigger moves to a new house that has plenty of room for bouncing.
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Alan Alexander Milne, 1999
10
The Tigger Movie
Roo encourages a lonely Tigger to look for his family and send them a letter.
‎2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tigger is used in the context of the following news items.
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Australian cat Ozzie found thousands of miles from home in Ireland
UTV reported that Tigger's owners left him with friends in Armagh but the well-travelled feline managed to escape his holiday home, leaving his carer's with no ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Disney On Classic music director Brad Kelley: 'Tigger is my alter ego'
Luckily, if Kelley ever feels overwhelmed by his work, he can always count on his favourite Disney characters to inspire him. “Tigger is my alter ego,” he quipped. «TODAYonline, Jun 15»
3
Tory Tigger shrugs off call of PM's den, No 10
Tough crowd, the bingo-playing ladies of Leith. You interrupt this lot at your peril, but Ruth Davidson blazed on regardless, bounding up, Tigger-like, to the ... «The Times, Apr 15»
4
Dumfries woman Angie saves 10 stone Spanish pooch Tigger from …
But the 48-year-old Dumfries woman says saving Spanish Mastin Tigger from a “horrific death” is one of the best things she's ever done. The mum-of-three ... «Scottish Daily Record, Apr 15»
5
Tigger the Rhodesian ridgeback unmoved by the stink he caused in …
ENJOYING a day in the sun on a Sydney nature strip, Tigger the Rhodesian ridgeback looks un- aware of the stink he caused in the radio industry during the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
6
Rap City's Big Tigger On The Show's Best Freestyles
Tigger's best Rap City innovation was the freestyle booth; he frequently jumped in with his own bars, often teaming up with the likes of Big Boi or Lil Wayne. «Deadspin, Apr 15»
7
Cat Just Says 'No!' To Bath Time
We feel you, bud. Sometimes in life, you've got to do stuff that you don't want to because it's for the best. And it seems that Tigger, here, needed a bath. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
8
'LHHATL' Surprise! 'Big Tigger' to Host a Live After-Party Following …
The after-party will be hosted by Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan, who has some love of his own. MStars News has learned that Big Tigger has been dating Keshia ... «Mstarz, Apr 15»
9
'Tigger banned from my son's headstone' – mum Kelly Smith's …
"So straightaway I went out and counted ten headstone, post 2010, in ten minutes that were the same size as the Tigger headstone we want to place for Brooklyn ... «Hull Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Tigger goes back to his loving owner
Rae Hughes' runaway cat, Tigger, will be kept inside for the time being, after ... Tigger, one of 10 runaway cats from a small town Canterbury cattery, has been ... «Timaru Herald, Jan 15»

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