Meanings
verbfunambulate (third-person singular simple present funambulates, present participle funambulating, simple past and past participle funambulated)
present singular third person funambulates · participle present funambulating · participle past funambulated · past funambulated
Origin
From funambul(ist) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French funambuler
- funambulertightrope-walk
German auf dem Seil tanzen
- auf dem Seil tanzentightrope-walk
Russian ходи́ть по проволоке
- ходи́ть по проволоке (xodítʹ po provoloke)tightrope-walk
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with funambulate
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
funambulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funambulate
MLA
“funambulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funambulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funambulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funambulate.
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