rumption en · NOUN
Etymology
Probably from rumpus + -tion.
Meanings
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(dialectal) A loud disturbance; a rumpus, uproar.
I leap to my feet with a rumption, turning over the bench where I'm sitting. "But," I say, looking to both sides of me in shock.
2015, Katherine Howe, The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rumptions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |