- present participle of pump.
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Lungs still pumping from that touchline sprint at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho landed at Chelsea days after guiding Porto to a remarkable Champions League triumph and declared himself a 'Special One'.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The U.S. and allies now are pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into missile defense and long-range strike programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This explained the object's colour, but not how it could be pumping out so much energy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Among the most important contributors are heavy groundwater pumping, oil and gas extraction, the compression of relatively young sediments in river deltas, and the weight of expanding urban areas.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
He felt his heart pumping, adrenaline rocking his body.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Not until its statement was issued later in the week was the full extent of the Federal Reserve's pumpings evident to the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
He felt the familiar taste of disinfectant as a thermometer was stuck into his mouth and then the rubber tube around his arm throbbing with the vigorous pumpings of the efficient Vivian.
From The Brain by Alexander Blade
The organ of whose lagging, sick pumpings Antony Dart had scarcely been aware for months gave a sudden leap in his breast.
From The Dawn of a To-morrow by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell
You stand by them—and so will I.” Judge Rutherford seized his hand and shook it with affectionately ardent pumpings.
From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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