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Explore Dumpy through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like site or tubby. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Dumpy in a sentence

Dumpy meaning

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

Synonyms of Dumpy

site roly-poly tubby pudgy podgy short stumpy squatty squat low-set chunky land site fat

Related words

Other words often associated with Dumpy or its synonyms:

tract low parcel blubbery butterball truncated forgetful lumpy thick fatso shortened chubby

Using Dumpy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Short and thick; stout or stocky.
  • Useful related words include: site, roly-poly, tubby, pudgy.

Context around Dumpy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

little 1× usual 1×

Often after:

black 1×

Sentence patterns with Dumpy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a little dumpy but a 1× his usual dumpy black polo 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

rick s shiny 1×

Common sentence endings:

black polo shirt 1× mr barnes said 1×

Words around Dumpy

Just before it in the word index:

dumpty 17 dumpsters 40 dumpster 175 dumpsites 10 dumpsite 24 dumps 158

Just after it in the word index:

dumri 2 dumsor 4 dumville 14 dun 66 duna 4 dunadd 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Dumpy

  • In this selection, "dumpy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, little, usual and black stand out and add context to how "dumpy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a little dumpy but a and his usual dumpy black polo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dumpy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dumpy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Rick's shiny suit is great, and a big improvement over his usual dumpy black polo shirt. (17 words)

There was one arthritic sandhill crane that looked “a little down, a little dumpy,” but a veterinarian determined it was simply grumpy from the change in temperature, Mr. Barnes said. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

There was one arthritic sandhill crane that looked “a little down, a little dumpy,” but a veterinarian determined it was simply grumpy from the change in temperature, Mr. Barnes said. (30 words)

Rick's shiny suit is great, and a big improvement over his usual dumpy black polo shirt. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

There was one arthritic sandhill crane that looked “a little down, a little dumpy,” but a veterinarian determined it was simply grumpy from the change in temperature, Mr. Barnes said.

Rick's shiny suit is great, and a big improvement over his usual dumpy black polo shirt.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dumpy" in a sentence?
An example: "There was one arthritic sandhill crane that looked “a little down, a little dumpy,” but a veterinarian determined it was simply grumpy from the change in temperature, Mr. Barnes said." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "dumpy" from authentic English texts.
What does "dumpy" mean?
Dumpy means: Short and thick; stout or stocky.
What are synonyms of "dumpy"?
Common synonyms of "dumpy" include: site, roly-poly, tubby, pudgy, podgy, short, stumpy, squatty. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "dumpy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "dumpy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.