trumbull

Other forms of trumbull

plural

trumbulls·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about trumbull

What does trumbull mean?

trumbull means "American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in trumbull?

trumbull has 2 syllables: trum-bull. The stress falls on "trum". In IPA it is /ˈtɹʌmbəl/.

What is another word for trumbull?

Close synonyms include Jonathan Trumbull, John Trumbull, John Trumbull. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trumbull a common word?

trumbull is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.