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Definition of Funambulism
1. Noun. Walking on a tightrope or slack rope.
Definition of Funambulism
1. Noun. The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Funambulism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Funambulism
Literary usage of Funambulism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1862)
"... involuntary astonishment which we may feel at their quaint feats of intellectual
funambulism. In this respect the body throws much light upon the mind. ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1801)
"We observe nothing, however, that is particularly new in this work, excepting,
the author's recommendation of funambulism at an exercise. ..."
3. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists by George Haven Putnam (1888)
"... of insulating himself from the sympathies of the company, and standing aloof
as a sort of monster hired to play tricks of funambulism for the night. ..."
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