Lunger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌndʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌndʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌndʒə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈʌndʒɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consumptive tubercular

Word Forms

lunge

verb

make a thrusting forward movement

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

se précipiter

quelqu'un qui avance brusquement (comme en escrime)

🇪🇸Spanish

zanjador

alguien que avanza repentinamente (como en la esgrima)

🇮🇹Italian

affondo

qualcuno che avanza all'improvviso (come nella scherma)

🇳🇱Dutch

uitvallen

iemand die plotseling vooruit gaat (zoals bij schermen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

atacante

alguém que avança repentinamente (como na esgrima)

🇷🇺Russian

выпад

тот, кто внезапно движется вперед (как в фехтовании)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंगूर

कोई व्यक्ति जो अचानक आगे बढ़ता है (जैसे बाड़ लगाने में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুসফুস

কেউ যে হঠাৎ এগিয়ে যায় (বেড়ার মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

லுங்கர்

திடீரென்று முன்னோக்கி நகரும் ஒருவர் (ஃபென்சிங் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరి పీల్చుకునేవాడు

అకస్మాత్తుగా ముందుకు కదిలే వ్యక్తి (ఫెన్సింగ్ వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

फुफ्फुस

कोणीतरी जो अचानक पुढे सरकतो (कुंपणाप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંગર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે અચાનક આગળ વધે છે (વાડની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲುಂಗರ್

ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ಫೆನ್ಸಿಂಗ್‌ನಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലുങ്കർ

പെട്ടെന്ന് മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങുന്ന ഒരാൾ (ഫെൻസിംഗ് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਗਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਾੜ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لنگر

کوئی جو اچانک آگے بڑھتا ہے (جیسا کہ باڑ لگانے میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弓步

突然向前移动的人（如击剑）

🇯🇵Japanese

突進する

（フェンシングのように）突然前進する人

🇰🇷Korean

런저

갑자기 앞으로 나아가는 사람 (펜싱처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lao vào

ai đó đột ngột tiến về phía trước (như trong đấu kiếm)

🇹🇭Thai

ปอด

คนที่ก้าวไปข้างหน้าอย่างกะทันหัน (เช่นในการฟันดาบ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

paru-paru

seseorang yang bergerak maju secara tiba-tiba (seperti dalam anggar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لونجر

شخص يتحرك للأمام فجأة (كما في المبارزة)

🇮🇷Persian

ریه

کسی که ناگهان به جلو حرکت می کند (مانند شمشیربازی)

🇹🇷Turkish

hamle yapmak

Aniden ileri doğru hareket eden biri (eskrimde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לונגר

מישהו שמתקדם בפתאומיות (כמו בסיף)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'lunger'?

The primary meaning of 'lunger' is 'someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)'.

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Using 'lunger' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lunger' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lunger' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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