plumping

An old-fashioned adjective meaning plump or rounded, often used to describe a pleasingly full figure.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo geralmente usado para descrever algo ou alguém que é cheio, arredondado ou carnudo, com aparência saudável e levemente rechonchuda, especialmente ao se referir a partes do corpo ou à silhueta.

1. Very large or substantial B2 informal

   Of exceptional size or amount for its kind; notably big.

   • She received a plumping bonus at the end of the year.
   • He caught a plumping fish during the fishing trip.
   • The company made a plumping profit from the new product.

   🇵🇹Grande

   Sinônimos: bigconsiderableenormoushugelargemassivesubstantialthumpingwhopping

   Antônimos: insubstantiallittleslightsmalltiny

• more plumping comparative form
• most plumping superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of making something round and full, or to fall or sit down heavily and suddenly.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a ação de dar a algo uma forma arredondada e cheia, deixando-o mais volumoso, ou o ato de cair ou sentar-se pesadamente. É também usado para descrever o ato de deixar algo mais farto ou recheado.

1. Drop heavily or abruptly B2 informal

   To fall or drop down heavily and suddenly, often with a soft impact.

   • She plumped down onto the sofa after a long day.
   • The heavy bag plumped onto the floor with a thud.
   • He plumped into the chair, exhausted.

   🇵🇹Cair pesadamente

   Sinônimos: collapsedropflopplopplunksinkslumpthud

2. Set down noisily B2 informal

   To place or set something (or oneself) down heavily, often with a noticeable sound.

   • He plumped the tray of drinks on the table.
   • She plumped herself down on the grass.
   • The waiter plumped the plates down in front of us.

   🇵🇹Jogar com estrondo

   Sinônimos: dropdumpflopplonkplopplunk

3. Make fuller or rounder B1 formal

   To make something, especially a cushion or pillow, become fuller, softer, or rounder.

   • She plumped the pillows before the guests arrived.
   • He plumped up the cushions on the sofa.
   • The baker plumped the dough before baking.

   🇵🇹Afofar

   Sinônimos: fill outfluffpuffroundswell

   Antônimos: compressdeflateflatten

4. Choose or support decisively C1 informal

   To give strong support to or make a definite choice of one option from a group.

   • After much debate, she plumped for the blue dress.
   • The committee plumped for the most experienced candidate.
   • He plumped for the cheaper option to save money.

   🇵🇹Escolher decididamente

   Sinônimos: backchoosefavorgo forpickplump forselectsupport

• plumped past participle
• plumped past simple
• plumping present participle
• plumps third person singular

Variantes phrasal: plump downplump forplump inplump outplump up