Tumbleweed

//ˈtʌmbəlwiːd//

Synonyms for "tumbleweed" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

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Related words (7)

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Translations

46 translations across 34 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • حَشِيشَة مُتَدَحْرِجَة noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • süprüm noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ҡамғаҡ noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • перакаці́-по́ле noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Catalan

1 entries
  • estepicursor noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 風滾草 /风滚草 noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • 飛蓬 /飞蓬 noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Danish

1 entries
  • vindheks noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Dutch

2 entries
  • stepperoller noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • tuimelkruid noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Erzya

1 entries
  • тувомарч noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • rultigaro noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Finnish

3 entries
  • aavikkokierijä noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • arokierijä noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • maakieriäinen noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

French

1 entries
  • virevoltant noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ბურბურა noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

German

4 entries
  • Bodenläufer noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • Bodenroller noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • Steppenläufer noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • Steppenroller noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • ördögszekér noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • veltiviður noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Irish

1 entries
  • tom rothlaim noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Italian

1 entries
  • rotolacampo noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Japanese

1 entries
  • タンブルウィード noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Kalmyk

1 entries
  • барванцг noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Korean

1 entries
  • 회전초 noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Kumyk

1 entries
  • къаммакъ noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • druskė noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • ветрога́н noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Navajo

3 entries
  • chʼil awoshí noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • chʼil deenínii noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • tłʼohdeii naayizí noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Nogai

1 entries
  • камбак noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • markløper noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Polish

1 entries
  • biegacz noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • bola de feno noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • salsola noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Russian

1 entries
  • перекати́-по́ле noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Spanish

2 entries
  • estepicursor noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • planta rodadora noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Swedish

2 entries
  • marklöpare noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)
  • stäpplöpare noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • перекоти́по́ле noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Welsh

1 entries
  • chwyn treigl noun (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

About my conlang Vling, maybe I just like the word 'bog'. My other favourite English words are 'whirligig', 'tumbleweed', 'serendipity', 'gargoyle', 'jelly', 'storm', 'ambiance', 'steampunk', 'logogram', 'gazebo', and 'thistle'.

Source: tatoeba (8746157)

A tumbleweed rolled across the deserted road.

Source: tatoeba (12484003)

Putting an ad in the local paper that Spock's Beard and Arena are in town will get you a tumbleweed response and some wasted revenue.

Source: wiktionary

“Why do families argue?” may only induce the tumbleweed response. (Could you answer that question out of the blue?)

Source: wiktionary

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