noun🔗ShareJambusA metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable."Many poems use iambs, creating a rhythm that sounds like "da DUM, da DUM." "Viele Gedichte verwenden Jamben und erzeugen so einen Rhythmus, der wie „da DUM, da DUM“ klingt.literaturelanguagelinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading