dump
verb (used with object)
to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly.
was dumping
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past progressiveof dump.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Air Force was dumping thousands of tons of ordnance, World War II-style, with little or no strategic result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Earlier this year, the dairy was dumping 800 gallons of milk down the drain each week after a deal to get large volumes to military base commissary grocery stores fell through, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
It was late March and a powerful storm front was dumping record rainfall on Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
I was dumping a bunch of science stuff over and over again in long stretches of text without mentioning the personal, and the other writers in the room called me on it.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023
And he hobbled away, yelling something at a deckhand who was dumping slops off the stern of a sloop at anchor.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
