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Meaning of "truculent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRUCULENT

From Latin truculentus, from trux fierce.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUCULENT

truculent  [ˈtrʌkjʊlənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUCULENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Truculent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRUCULENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

HMS Truculent

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Truculent. ▪ Truculent was a Yarrow Later M class destroyer that saw service in World War I. ▪ Truculent, pennant number P315, was a T class submarine that saw service in World War II.

Definition of truculent in the English dictionary

The definition of truculent in the dictionary is defiantly aggressive, sullen, or obstreperous. Other definition of truculent is savage, fierce, or harsh.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRUCULENT


ambulant
ˈæmbjʊlənt
anticoagulant
ˌæntɪkəʊˈæɡjʊlənt
deflocculant
diːˈflɒkjʊlənt
esculent
ˈɛskjʊlənt
feculent
ˈfɛkjʊlənt
flocculant
ˈflɒkjʊlənt
flocculent
ˈflɒkjʊlənt
fraudulent
ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt
gesticulant
dʒɛˈstɪkjʊlənt
inesculent
ɪnˈɛskjʊlənt
inoculant
ɪˈnɒkjʊlənt
interosculant
ˌɪntərˈɒskjʊlənt
luculent
ˈluːkjʊlənt
matriculant
məˈtrɪkjʊlənt
opulent
ˈɒpjʊlənt
osculant
ˈɒskjʊlənt
simulant
ˈsɪmjʊlənt
stimulant
ˈstɪmjʊlənt
succulent
ˈsʌkjʊlənt
turbulent
ˈtɜːbjʊlənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUCULENT

truck racing
truck system
truckable
truckage
trucker
truckful
truckie
trucking
trucking company
truckle
truckle bed
truckler
truckline
truckload
truckman
truckmen
truckstop
truculence
truculency
truculently

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUCULENT

acidulent
avirulent
corpulent
crapulent
equivalent
excellent
hypervirulent
mucopurulent
nonturbulent
patulent
puberulent
pulverulent
purulent
seropurulent
silent
supervirulent
talent
temulent
violent
virulent

Synonyms and antonyms of truculent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRUCULENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «truculent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of truculent

Translation of «truculent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUCULENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

汹汹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

truculento
570 millions of speakers

English

truculent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

truculent
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشاكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свирепый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

truculento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিষ্ঠুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agressif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pucuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufsässig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好戦的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흉포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Truculent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dư tợn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயஙகரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्करणीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acımasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aggressivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaczepny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лютий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brutal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηριώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

braniechtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

truculent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

truculent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of truculent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUCULENT»

The term «truculent» is regularly used and occupies the 58.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUCULENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUCULENT»

Discover the use of truculent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to truculent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Truculent Rustics: Molly Dancing in East Anglia Before 1940
Molly Dancing in East Anglia Before 1940 Elaine Bradtke. man who performs women's duties" (1991, 1104). If we consider the use of the broom to sweep the dance ground and the borrowed women's apparel, these two definitions of "Molly " ...
Elaine Bradtke, 1999
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Beneath the Waves: A History of HM Submarine Losses 1904-1971
The January sinking of Truculent was the first peace-time submarine loss since Thetis had taken her tragic dive in Liverpool Bay in 1939. Launched at Barrow in September 1942, Truculent's war service included the June 1943 sinking of U308  ...
A.S Evans, 2010
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French Faux Amis: The Combined Book
In English, truculent refers to a person and means that he is argumentative and looking for a fight. In French, the same word, truculent, has no such meaning. It also refers to a person or style of speech, but calling someone truculent means that ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2009
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Speaking Better French: Faux Amis
If you want to say the English word misery in French in the sense of suffering, use les souffrances or le supplice. truculent - truculent While truculent in English means argumentative and looking for a fight, it has no such meaning in French.
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2007
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Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History : the Biography
'Liar', 'Liar' came from several members, including Whitlam, who in turn refused to withdraw, retorting: 'This truculent runt thinks he can get away with anything!' Whitlam's dominance over every parliamentary member that night and his ability  ...
Jenny Hocking, 2008
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The Green Travel Guide
Chapter. 5. The. truculent. traveller. FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW G The travel industry is the largest in the world, which means tourists wield enormous power. When Charles Darwin landed in the Galapagos Islands in September 1835 he ...
Paul Jenner, Christine Smith, 2008
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Vocabulary Cartoons, SAT Word Power: Learn Hundreds of SAT ...
TRUCULENT. (TRUH kyoo lunt) adj. inclined toward conflict; eager to fight Link: TRUCK YOU LENT Looking back on it, we never understood what made Randolph TRUCULENT all through school; he always had a chip on his shoulder .
Sam Burchers, Jr., Sam Burchers, III, Bryan Burchers, 2013
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Kaplan GRE Exam Advanced Verbal: Your Only Guide to an 800
TRUCULENT: (A) jocose (B) generic (C) eloquent (D) pernicious (E) amiable TRUCULENT means “aggressively hostile,” so a good prediction for its opposite would be friendly, which matches choice (E) AMIABLE. Using word charge might  ...
Kaplan, 2009
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Barron's Pass Key to the SAT
Dog experts describe the chihuahua as the smallest dog, and also the most truculent of them. (A) the smallest dog, and also the most truculent of them (B) the smallest and yet the most truculent of dogs (C) the smallest dog at the same time it is ...
Sharon Green, Ira K. Wolf, 2008
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SAT, 25th Edition
Dog experts describe the chihuahua as the smallest dog, and also the most truculent of them. (A) the smallest dog, and also the most truculent of them (B) the smallest and yet the most truculent of dogs (C) the smallest dog at the same time it is ...
Sharon Green, Ira K. Wolf, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUCULENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term truculent is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Saraki's Emergence Is Synonymous To Political Truculent'
The former immediate Chairman of Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, Sani Lawal Malumfashi, has defended the position of Senator ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
2
My Dinner With André: truculent tête-à-tête
(Québec) Le 16e Carrefour international de théâtre a eu la main très heureuse en programmant My Dinner with André. Ce truculent tête-à-tête repose sur une ... «LaPresse.ca, Jun 15»
3
David Starkey's Magna Carta, review, BBC Two: 'at his truculent best'
When David Cameron went on the David Letterman chat show in 2012, his American host put the PM on the spot – what, Cameron was asked, did “Magna ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
4
Today marks 65th anniversary of the sinking of the HM Submarine …
On January 12, 1950 the submarine HMS Truculent was returning to Sheerness, having completed trials after a refit at Chatham. In addition to her normal crew, ... «Kent Online, Jan 15»
5
Both Labour and Tories face a battle to win back truculent voters in …
Truculent voters will have to be persuaded to shed their byelection frame of mind, and accept that this contest in essence remains a binary choice between two ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Truculence, Toughness, Trotz - The New and Improved Washington …
According to Mirriam-Webster, the definition of “Truculent,” is “feeling or displaying ferocity,” “deadly or destructive,” “scathingly harsh,” and “aggressively ... «The Hockey Writers, Oct 14»
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Tracie Hunter trial: Prosecutor says judge's truculence, not a …
A special prosecutor Monday repeatedly called Tracie Hunter "truculent" and portrayed her as a judge who defied the law and hated the prosecutor whose duty ... «WCPO, Oct 14»
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Bodies flying at truculent Calgary Flames scrimmage
FlamesForWeb21 Flames sophomore centre Sean Monahan battles against Mathieu Tousignant during training camp at WinSport on Saturday. Photo by Al ... «Calgary Sun, Sep 14»
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A Truculent Recipe for Success?
It has been a few years since Brian Burke has coined the term “truculence” with his hockey teams, and it would seem as though the Calgary Flames mold is ... «Hockeybuzz.com, Jul 14»
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Flames banking on burgeoning German power forward giving them …
David Wolf isn't German for truculent — that, according to Google's translators, would be 'aufsässig' and 'trotzig.' But the forward fits the bill for the Flames, more ... «Calgary Herald, May 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Truculent [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/truculent>. May 2024 ».
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