how to pronounce stump

/ˈstʌmp/

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stump is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stump in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… he he ran with a stump and I was like …”

meaning of stump

A stump is a tree trunk that has been cut down.

stump frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stump occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.