"Tumblr" meaning in English

See Tumblr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtʌmblɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Tumblr.wav
Rhymes: -ʌmblə(ɹ) Etymology: From tumblelog, an early form of microblogs. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tumblr
  1. A microblogging and social networking website founded in 2007. Categories (topical): Social media
    Sense id: en-Tumblr-en-name-rQvxJ-lS Disambiguation of Social media: 60 40 Derived forms: Booklr, radblr, Simblr, Studyblr, studyblr, Tumblrer, Tumblrina, Tumblrite, Tumblr sexyman, Witchblr, writeblr

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʌmblɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Tumblr.wav Forms: Tumblrs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmblə(ɹ) Etymology: From tumblelog, an early form of microblogs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tumblr (plural Tumblrs)
  1. A microblog on Tumblr. Categories (topical): Tumblr Synonyms: tumblr Hypernyms: tumblelog Translations (microblog on Tumblr): tumblr [masculine] (French), tumblr [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Tumblr-en-noun-3PLeeu8i Disambiguation of Tumblr: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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