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PRONUNCIATION OF UMBLE PIE

umble pie  [ˈʌmbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UMBLE PIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Umble pie 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 UMBLE PIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Humble pie

To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error. Humble pie, or umble pie, is also a term for a variety of pastries based on medieval meat pies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UMBLE PIE


autojumble
ˈɔːtəʊˌdʒʌmbəl
bejumble
bɪˈdʒʌmbəl
bumble
ˈbʌmbəl
catacumbal
ˌkætəˈkʌmbəl
crumble
ˈkrʌmbəl
drumble
ˈdrʌmbəl
ensemble
ɒnˈsɒmbəl
fumble
ˈfʌmbəl
grumble
ˈɡrʌmbəl
humble
ˈhʌmbəl
jumbal
ˈdʒʌmbəl
jumble
ˈdʒʌmbəl
mumble
ˈmʌmbəl
outfumble
ˌaʊtˈfʌmbəl
rumble
ˈrʌmbəl
scumble
ˈskʌmbəl
stumble
ˈstʌmbəl
tumble
ˈtʌmbəl
umbel
ˈʌmbəl
umbral
ˈʌmbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UMBLE PIE

umbery
umbilical
umbilical cord
umbilically
umbilicate
umbilication
umbilici
umbilicus
umbiliform
umbles
umbo
umbonal
umbonate
umbonation
umbones
umbonic
umbra
umbraculate
umbraculiform
umbraculum

WORDS THAT END LIKE UMBLE PIE

apple pie
cottage pie
custard pie
cutie pie
deep-dish pie
eat humble pie
game pie
have a finger in the pie
humble pie
meat pie
mince pie
mud pie
pecan pie
pork pie
porky pie
shepherd´s pie
shoofly pie
steak and kidney pie
sugar pie
to be as American as apple pie

Synonyms and antonyms of umble pie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «umble pie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UMBLE PIE

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

Translator English - Chinese

umble馅饼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pastel gutureo
570 millions of speakers

English

umble pie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

umble पाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فطيرة umble
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смиренным пирог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torta umble
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Umble পাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tarte humble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umble pie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umble pie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

umbleパイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

umble 파이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umbel pie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh umble
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓம் பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंबेल पाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Umble pasta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torta umile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

umble pie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смиренним пиріг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plăcintă umble
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

umble πίτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

umble pie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

umble paj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umble pie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of umble pie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBLE PIE»

The term «umble pie» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.937 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBLE PIE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMBLE PIE»

Discover the use of umble pie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to umble pie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
One gastronomic variation here was the umble pie, which was just what you'd expect: the umbles baked into a pie, which was apparently quite good. In a diary entry dated July 8, 1663, Samuel Pepys writes that "Mrs. Turner came in, and did  ...
Paul McFedries, 2008
2
Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
Accordingly, food made from umbles, such as umble pie, came to be seen as fit only for inferior social classes, a perception that prompted people to make a connection between the word umble and the unrelated word humble. Indeed, in those ...
Mark Morton, 2004
3
The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories
So while the lord and the rest of the gentry were feasting on a splendid haunch of venison, the gamekeeper and other servants were dining on shoulder and umble pie. Actually the earliest spelling we find for the pie itself is humble pie, ...
‎1991
4
Notes and Queries
There is no reason to conclude that umble pie was in any way a dish of humble or mean character, but very much to the contrary. References to umble pie and recipes for makin it are numerous 1n the seventeenth and eig teenth centuries, and ...
‎1898
5
Notes and Queries
There is no reason to conclude that umble pie was in any way a dish of humble or mean character, but very much to the contrary. References to umble pie and recipes for making it are numerous in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,  ...
William White, 1898
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Wild Food: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and ...
Prose Works (1890) stated, 'Disguise it as you will, flavor it as you will, call it as you will, umble pie is umble pie, and nothing else.' By 1895, it had become a phrase in general use, for The Times could assume that readers would understand ...
Richard Hosking, 2006
7
Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus
In the fifteenth century the variant form umbleA appeared and existed alongside numbleA through the eighteenth century, especially in the compound umble pie. The n may have been picked up by the indefinite article, so that one ate not a ...
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, 2004
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Mark Forysth's Gemel Edition: The Etymologicon and The ...
Somebodywhodidn't know what an umble was saw the words umble pie and gotconfused.Then they saw that umble pie was a humble dish, assumed that somebody had just missed off the H, and decided to put it back. Thus umble pie ...
Mark Forsyth, 2012
9
Why Rattlesnakes Rattle: ...and 250 Other Things You Should Know
What Is Umble Pie? Umbles is the term for the entrails (internal organs such as the liver, kidneys, and intestines) of a deer. Since at least fifteenth— or sixteenth —century England, venison was reserved for the gentry or the hunter's family.
Valeri R. Helterbran, 2012
10
Dog Days and Dandelions: A Lively Guide to the Animal ...
By the seventeenth century, the phrase a numble pie had given way to an umble pie, an expression no doubt influenced by this dish's inferior status. Over the next few decades, as people acquired more urbane tastes, the thought of eating ...
Martha Barnette, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UMBLE PIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term umble pie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UKTV's Watch Channel Orders Cooking Competition Format …
The company's flagship entertainment channel has ordered Humble Pie, a new eight episode cooking competition format hosted by Melanie Sykes and judged ... «TVWise, Jul 15»
2
Reddit Chiefs Eat Humble Pie as Competitor Voat Approached by …
Reddit Chiefs Eat Humble Pie as Competitor Voat Approached by Venture Capitalists. 0. reddit. Reuters/Robert Galbraith. by Allum Bokhari8 Jul 20150. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Library staffer eats humble pie
The Invercargill Public Library customer experience team leader took a pie in the face as part of the library's Humble Pie Day, which raised $513 for KidsCan on ... «Southland Times, Jun 15»
4
Warner refusing to eat humble pie
The sight of an elderly man of 72, briefcase in hand and waving almost lethargically to people calling out his name, would not normally make for great TV ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
5
Top bankers eat humble pie at Senate inquiry
Cowed by the presence of some of the victims of their rogue financial advisory arms, the major bank chiefs feasted on humble pie in Canberra yesterday. «The Australian, Apr 15»
6
Hillary Clinton 2016 Campaign Bakes Humble Pie in Iowa
She has to start from scratch in baking that humble pie, even though she wasn't that bad back then. She just wasn't that good, a bit stiff and aloof, lacking Barack ... «U.S. News & World Report, Apr 15»
7
Greek Leader Tsipras Can Expect More Humble Pie
Greece's membership in the eurozone looked less precarious by the end of last week than it did at the beginning—but it still hangs in the balance. Faced with ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
8
40 Years Ago: Humble Pie Implode With 'Street Rats'
Humble Pie endured their share of turbulent times early in the band's existence, overcoming the early departure of guitarist Peter Frampton through a steady diet ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Feb 15»
9
Asian Cup: Organiser 'eats humble pie' over Canberra crowd numbers
The head of the local Asian Cup organising committee has admitted he has "eaten humble pie" over Canberra's crowd numbers, after warning fans to "put up or ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
10
Terrell Owens eats 'Humble Pie' in Super Bowl ad
The spot teams Owens with celeb chef Matt Matheson as they embark on their Humble Pie business. The actual spot will air in the fourth quarter of the Feb. «New York Post, Jan 15»

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