plumping
present participle ofplump
plump
verb[T]
uk/plʌmp/us/plʌmp/toshakeandpushsomething to make it round andsoft:
Myauntwasbusystraighteningfurnitureand plumpingcushions.
Cushions & furniture coverings
- antimacassar
- canopy
- cushion
- loose covers
- pillow
- plush
- reupholster
- runner
- scatter rug
- slipcover
- soft furnishings
- soft goods
- table runner
- throw rug
- upholster
- upholstered
- upholsterer
- upholstery
Phrasal verbs
plump(someone/something)down
plump forsomething/someone
plumpsomethingup
Examplesofplumping
plumping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It seems that byplumpingfor presidents he has really rather narrowed the market.
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On the other hand, we areplumpingfor something a pod deal cheaper than a republic and a president.
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It is almost certain thatplumpingor notplumpingwould become a very material element in campaigning.
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Certainly the issue ofplumpingbetween business operational constituencies needs to be tackled.
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The lesson for politicians is that all those who receive or will receive an adequate first-tier pension areplumpingfor the stakeholder pension.
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Plumpingis important and it needs to be dealt with by regulation.
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The manufacturers should realise that they have nothing to lose by openlyplumpingfor these environmentally-friendly cars.
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This is more essential still in the case of an ignorant electorate, and you cannot have token voting withoutplumping.
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I suppose that with such a mixed upbringing there may have been a temptation to resolve the dichotomy byplumpingfor one nationality or the other.
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It can mean thatplumpingis permitted.
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There we find the landed aristocracy againplumpingfor that excellent solution which confines any constituency in its selection of a candidate to people who live in the constituency.
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Wherever theplumpingsystem has been tried, it has always been found to be a most undesirable method.
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The clause does nothing to preventplumping.
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In voting systems that allowplumping, like cumulative voting, voters may vote for the same candidate multiple times.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some voters only indicated a first choice (plumping), and others did not utilize the full range available.
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