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  • adjective Eye dialect spelling of humble.
  • verb Eye dialect spelling of humble.

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A representation of the pronunciation of humble by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition (IPA: [h]). Note also humble, eat humble pie, and numble(s).

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