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Definition of vampsnext
plural of vamp

vamps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vamp

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In the visual, Faith is in a bar singing about and to her love interest, as Thornton performs onstage, flirts, and drinks his way through the night.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rates for the winter journey to the North Pole start at approximately $42 for adults (and kids ages 12 and over) and just over $31 for children ages two to 11.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Now, Wilson is showing off his brand's latest back-to-school collection as part of Macy's x Rookie kids fashion show, and his three eldest kids walked the runway.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gun store employees recalled Farzam on two occasions pulling out of the parking lot – red and white lights flashing, sirens blaring – as if responding to an emergency call, court documents show.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The trailer for the film, released this morning, teases an emotional Matt and Ross Duffer wrapping up the Netflix tentpole show that took 10 years to make.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The trailer teases a sharp, self-aware story about ambition, reinvention, and the business of superhero mythmaking.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Vamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamps. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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