Stumping
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of somebody being stumped.
"Wicket-keepers are measured by the number of catches and stumpings they make."
- 2 campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of stump form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street."
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