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shrump en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From Low German schrumpen, from Middle Low German *schrumpen (attested in Middle Low German vorschrumpen, vörschrumpen (“to shrivel, wrinkle”)), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *skrimpan. Related to German schrumpfen (“to shrivel, shrink”), Danish skrumpe (“to shrink”). Related to English shrimp.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) To shrink, shrivel.
  2. (dialectal) To shiver from cold.
  3. (dialectal) To shrug (the shoulders).

Forms

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shrumped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shrumped Tense=Past lexicographic
shrumps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shrumping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

shrimp · scrump · shrink

shrump en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Blend of mushroom + hump.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A pile of leaves with a mushroom underneath.
    • I bend down to peek at the shrump Starwood identified. From the top it looks ordinary enough, but from the side, I can see a fruiting body is pushing out of the ground. 2023 March 19, Katharine Gammon, “Shroom boom: the hunt is on as California rains fuel a mushroom explosion”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023:

Forms

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shrumps Number=Plur lexicographic