American English

How to pronounce zombie

nounB1Common word
ZAHMbee

/ˈzɑm.bi/

2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

A person who has died or been infected and now moves without normal human thought, often attacking living people, in stories and films.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A person who has died or been infected and now moves without normal human thought, often attacking living people, in stories and films.

The zombies attacked the town at night.

She watched a movie about a zombie outbreak.

Common phrases & grammar

zombie attack · zombie outbreak · zombie movie · zombie apocalypse

a zombie attacks [someone]

[someone] sees a zombie

nouninformal

A person who moves, speaks, or works with almost no energy or awareness.

After the night shift, I looked like a zombie.

He was walking around like a zombie after the long flight.

Common phrases & grammar

look like a zombie · feel like a zombie · walk like a zombie

[someone] looks like a zombie

[someone] walks around like a zombie

Useful expressions

zombie apocalypse

A fictional event in which zombies spread around the world and threaten human life.

The game takes place during a zombie apocalypse.

zombie movie

A movie about zombies.

We watched an old zombie movie.

like a zombie

With very little energy or awareness.

I went to work like a zombie.

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