stumping
present participle ofstump
stump
verb
uk/stʌmp/us/stʌmp/stumpverb(NO ANSWER)
be stumpedinformal
to beunabletoansweraquestionorsolveaproblembecause it is toodifficult:
I'mcompletelystumped - how did shemanagetoescape?
Scientists are stumpedbythismysteryvirus.
Unaware
- be in the darkidiom
- be on another planetidiom
- benighted
- blind spot
- blindness
- foggy
- implicit
- in blissful ignoranceidiom
- innumeracy
- innumerate
- insensate
- lost
- misunderstand
- stump
- unattuned
- unawakened
- unaware
- unawareness
- unbeknownst
- unconscious
stumpverb(WALK)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tostomp
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clomp
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- mark
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march!idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- swagger
- swaggeringly
- unmounted
- waltz
stumpverb(POLITICS)
[T]US
totravelaround anareagivingspeechesandtryingto getpoliticalsupport:
HollywoodstarsstumpedfortheDemocraticcandidate.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- votesomethingthrough
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
stumpverb(CRICKET)
[Tusually passive]
If thepersonhittingtheballincricketis stumped,theirturntotryscoringpointsisendedby amemberof the otherteamknockingthebailsoff the stumps with theballwhile they areoutsideasafearea.
Cricket
- 12th man
- ash
- bailsphrase
- ball-tampering
- batting average
- bowlsomeoneout
- bowling
- cricketing
- cut
- declaration
- declare
- deep
- delivery
- glance
- leg before wicketidiom
- pace bowler
- six
- snick
- spin bowlerphrase
- test match
Phrasal verb
stump up(something)
Examplesofstumping
stumping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We have wasted too much energy onstumping.
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They now gostumpinground the country trying to make political capital out of the sufferings of ordinary people which arose from their own incompetence.
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The number of companies that are capable ofstumpingup £4 million—or even £1 million, which we heard was often the figure—is limited.
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My local community transport group says that charities and trusts are pretty good atstumpingup money for capital items.
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Its management isstumpingthe world to achieve orders.
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None of us wish a man to gostumpingthe streets unreasonably.
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The pied wagtail, that splendid little black and white chap, is never seen exceptstumpingup and down the lawns.
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One could walk into the square and see menstumpingaround with fetters on their ankles.
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I recallstumpingthe country as a very young man and writing articles on the need for a census of distribution.
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This fact does not prevent people fromstumpingthe country and trying to stir up animosity and hostility between management and labour.
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In the meantime, who isstumpingup the cash to make up the shortfall or cash-flow problems that the sponsors are causing by not handing over the money?
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What will happen to our own currency while we spend four or six weeksstumpingup and down the country arguing whether we should go in or stay out?
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They are not as a rule so bashful that they are averse tostumpingthe country and making their views heard and known throughout the country.
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Unusually for a spin bowler, none of his 60 wickets were by astumping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He promises that he shall provide services such as power and running water to the people, and goesstumping, pushing harder and harder.
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- watch-out
- watch-out
- watch-out-for
- watch out for sb/sth
- watch-out-for-sb-sth
- watch out for someone/something
- watch-over
- watch over sb
- watch-over-sb
- watch over someone
- watch paint dry
- watch-paint-dry
- watch party
- watch-party
- watch sb like a hawk
- watch-step
- watchstrap
- watch the clock
- watch-the-clock
- watch the world go by
- watch-the-world-go-by
- watch this space
- watch-this-space
- watchtower
- watchword