stumping
- present participle of stump.
Example Sentences
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The stumping that led to Sooryavanshi lying on his back was an anti-climactic end to what could have been riotous entertainment.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“We call it stumping out—it means that your legs just give out and you collapse,” Rahlves said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who made a century in the first innings, had another good day with his quick hands stumping Crawley off Lyon.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Garcetti, then a Los Angeles City Council member, joined Reiner in stumping for 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, for whom the director was an early backer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
And for no reason at all that he could make out, his mind leaped to his father, stumping about on his wooden leg, rapping on his leg for attention with a walking stick.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
