how to pronounce wimp

/ˈwɪmp/

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wimp is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… if you start out as a wimp as he did a …”

meaning of wimp

Wimp is a derogatory term for a person who is weak, cowardly, or lacking in courage.

wimp frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wimp occurs in english on average 1 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.

topics wimp can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that wimp can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;