dump
verb (used with object)
to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly.
are dumping
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present progressiveof dump.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Individual investors are dumping stocks at the fastest pace since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from one widely followed research shop.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Online dating remains a popular way people search for a partner but some are dumping the platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Investors are dumping government bonds from the U.S. to Japan to the U.K., sending yields to multiyear highs as war-driven inflation forces central banks to reconsider the path of interest rates.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Investors are dumping Netflix’s shares after Chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings said he would leave the board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The French have demanded coal from Germany, and have got more than they can use, and are "dumping" it in Belgium and Holland, with the result that the British coal industry is ruined.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
