umpire
noun
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
umpiring
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present participleof umpire.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Both eventually made it big in the big leagues, Jim still umpiring after 27 years and Randy pitching for 16 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
At the All-Star Game, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he believes the implementation of ABS has “made the umpiring even better, because they have to bear down even more.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
For umpiring recreational-league baseball in Bel Air, Md., Howell gets $40 a game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Since then, only a handful of women, including Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio, reached high levels of baseball umpiring minor league games, but none worked the majors.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
Hans hit Bob with the first ball pitched, and Kilgore, who was umpiring, sent Towser to first.
From Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block by Burt L. Standish
