stump
noun
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
was stumping
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past progressiveof stump.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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“Wait, wait, hold up, hold on,” Mr. Obama shouted at a man who started yelling as the former president was stumping for Democrats running for some of the state’s top offices.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Kei Sato, the politician Abe was stumping for when he was shot and killed, was reelected in Sunday’s upper house election.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2022
Taylor was stumping in South Carolina Sunday on her husband’s behalf.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2020
In one, from 1968, Kennedy was stumping with Newsom’s father, Bill, who was running for the State Senate.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2018
An unsmiling woman in uniform, ticket booklet in hand, was stumping towards them when Ginika jumped in and started the car.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
