Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: simpson
IPA transcription: [s'ɪmpsən]
Pronunciations of simpson
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Simpson, Sir_James_Young_Simpson
    Meaning: Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)
  • Synonyms: Simpson, Mrs._Simpson, Wallis_Warfield_Simpson, Wallis_Warfield_Windsor, Duchess_of_Windsor
    Meaning: United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
Usage examples
  • Simpson and Wright are near the instruments in their corner.
  • Simpson has almost completed the differential magnetic cave next door.
  • Simpson has almost completed his ice cavern, light-tight lining, niches, floor and all.
  • Simpson's expression of polite attention did not vary, and his only comment was: "Certainly, miss.
  • It snowed hard all last night; there were about three or four inches of soft snow over the camp this morning and Simpson tells me some six inches out by the ship.
  • I dashed the spectacles violently to the ground, and, leaping to my feet, stood erect in the middle of the floor, confronting Mrs. Simpson, with my arms set a-kimbo, and grinning and foaming, but, at the same time, utterly speechless with terror and with rage.
  • In a word, we carried out our arrangement to the letter, and, at two in the morning, just ten minutes after the ceremony, I found myself in a close carriage with Madame Lalande--with Mrs. Simpson, I should say--and driving at a great rate out of town, in a direction Northeast by North, half-North.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Claudette (2003), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth II, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Paraprosdokian, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Aggie Bonfire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0