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

Her tiny heart is not pumping enough blood.

From BBC

"The noise was so loud my heart was pumping," he told me.

From BBC

Patton Exploration’s lawyer, David Gross, acknowledged the neighbors’ frustrations but emphasized the importance of keeping the well pumping.

From Salon

The wave of drying has prompted many people across the world’s food-growing regions to drill more wells and rely more heavily on pumping groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times

Some days, they’d throw in a motivational video on YouTube to get the blood pumping again, before racing off to try to be the first in the office.

From Los Angeles Times

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