noun🔗ShareIambesA 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." "De nombreux poèmes utilisent des iambes, créant un rythme qui sonne comme « da DUM, da DUM ».literaturelanguagelinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading