Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scumber
Participle: scumbered
Gerund: scumbering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scumber |
| you | scumber |
| he;she;it | scumbers |
| we | scumber |
| you | scumber |
| they | scumber |
Perfect
| I | have scumbered |
| you | have scumbered |
| he;she;it | has scumbered |
| we | have scumbered |
| you | have scumbered |
| they | have scumbered |
Past
| I | scumbered |
| you | scumbered |
| he;she;it | scumbered |
| we | scumbered |
| you | scumbered |
| they | scumbered |
Pluperfect
| I | had scumbered |
| you | had scumbered |
| he;she;it | had scumbered |
| we | had scumbered |
| you | had scumbered |
| they | had scumbered |
Future
| I | will scumber |
| you | will scumber |
| he;she;it | will scumber |
| we | will scumber |
| you | will scumber |
| they | will scumber |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scumbered |
| you | will have scumbered |
| he;she;it | will have scumbered |
| we | will have scumbered |
| you | will have scumbered |
| they | will have scumbered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scumber |
| you | scumber |
| he;she;it | scumber |
| we | scumber |
| you | scumber |
| they | scumber |
Perfect
| I | have scumbered |
| you | have scumbered |
| he;she;it | have scumbered |
| we | have scumbered |
| you | have scumbered |
| they | have scumbered |
Imperfect
| I | scumbered |
| you | scumbered |
| he;she;it | scumbered |
| we | scumbered |
| you | scumbered |
| they | scumbered |
Pluperfect
| I | had scumbered |
| you | had scumbered |
| he;she;it | had scumbered |
| we | had scumbered |
| you | had scumbered |
| they | had scumbered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scumber |
| you | would scumber |
| he;she;it | would scumber |
| we | would scumber |
| you | would scumber |
| they | would scumber |
Perfect
| I | would have scumbered |
| you | would have scumbered |
| he;she;it | would have scumbered |
| we | would have scumbered |
| you | would have scumbered |
| they | would have scumbered |
Imperative
| you | scumber |
| we | Let's scumber |
| you | scumber |
Verbs conjugated like 'scumber'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scumber'
cumber,
scomber,
scummer,
slumber,
accumber,
bescumber,
camber,
comber,
discumber,
encumber,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Perhaps Old French escumbrier (“to disencumber”).
Sample Sentences
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But he that gaines the glory here Muſt ſcumber furtheſt, ſhite moſt clear. [1655, Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671, Musarum Deliciae ; and, Wit Restor'd:]
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Beware of fire when you ſcumber, Though to ſh-- [shit] fire were a wonder, [1656, Choyce Drollery:]
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[…]and old Nick turn me into Bumfodder, if this did not make me ſo hide-bound and coſtive; that for four or five Days I hardly ſcumber'd one poor Butt of Sir-reverance and that too was full as dry and hard, I protest [1784, Rabelais, Francois., translated by M. Le Du Chat et al., The works of Francis Rabelais. Translated from the French […] :]
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He’s not to come in the house, though, Natasha. Other than to scumber, I suppose. / What? / To disencumber. His bowels. [2009, Cooke, Sophie, Under the Mountain, →OCLC:]
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Some tyme pei han a siknesse bat pei mowe not pisse and byn ilost therbi, and also whan pei mowe not scombire (Sometimes the hounds have a great sickness that they may not piss, and be lost thereby and also when they may not scumber.) [c. 1410, The Master of Game:]
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a brace of gray-houndes When they are ledd out of their kennels to ſcumber [1630, Massinger, Philip, The Picture a Tragae Comaedie […] :]
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But that their beds were heav'd on high ; They thought some dog under did lie, And meant i' th' chamber (fie, fie, fie,) To scumber. [1832, Scott, Walter, Woodstock; or, The Cavalier, →OCLC:]