vamps 1 of 2

plural of vamp

vamps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of vamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamps
Noun
  • Wind and sirens intrude, followed by helicopter blades.
    Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • That has led to more sirens, signage and evacuation routes being set up along coastal communities in the United States, including parts of Northern California, which experienced a tsunami scare this month.
    Katrina Miller, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The first 15 seconds of the video teases an upcoming song, which will be featured on the third album of her Over It trilogy, Finally Over It, which is expected next year.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And, in number after number, the show teases us with the answer.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In the middle of all this, Alexa and Lino remain pretty steadfast in their commitment to each other (except when Lino occasionally gets the urge to cheat and flirts with Alex, who turns him down every time).
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This approach flirts with sketch comedy stretched beyond its natural limits, but is fully validated in the form of Poorna Jagannathan’s Auntie Lucky, the Dars’ doting family friend who turns out to be a cold-blooded queenpin.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Vamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamps. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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