pumping

[puhm-ping]

noun

1. the act or process of pumping or the action of a pump.

2. Meteorology.,  rapid change in the height of the column in a mercury barometer, resulting from fluctuations in the surrounding air pressure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pumping¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; pump ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The attack on the electricity grid has also meant the loss of power to water pumping stations, seriously impacting supplies.

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The market is seeing declining banking reserves and the Federal Reserve isn’t pumping money into the market.

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It is now pumping more gas into the storage units to place itself in the best possible position to keep supplies running if Russian attacks intensify.

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Red Owl said L.A.’s pumping has taken a vital “life force” from the tribes’ homeland, and she wants to see the city extract less.

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Surveying the damaged pumping equipment and a grim lake of sewage at the Sheikh Radwan wastewater plant, Fletcher said the task ahead for the UN and aid agencies was a "massive, massive job".

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