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vamps 1 of 2

noun

plural of vamp

as in charmers

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as in coquettes

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vamps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of vamp

as in ribs

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Noun

Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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

Definition of charmers

Noun

The hole’s narrow fairway flirts with disaster on both sides – water and super high rough.

— Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
One flirts and drinks and dallies and dances; the other is part child, part monk, his mantel packed with icons and crucifixes, his inner landscape a kind of mental Sagrada Família — a weird and extraordinary edifice constructed around the rigors and promises of Christianity.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of flirts

Noun

Fahed Ahmro, a 51-year-old city worker, fled to a relative’s home after loudspeaker warnings and sirens woke him.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
That resulted in Russian missile attacks hitting without the usual air raid sirens warning residents to head to bunkers, and Ukrainian officials have said more civilians died as a result.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sirens

Verb

The renewal announcement teases new revelations coming to light, major character arcs and shocking twists next season.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Inez, our colleague, teases me with all of the wonderful descriptions of the Wisconsin State Fair.

— Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of teases

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