The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.
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Pumping
/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/
Synonyms for "pumping" (45 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (22)
Noun(12 words)
heart pumpinghydraulicincreaseinflatemechanicalmovepropelpump operationpumping actionstimulatingtransfervibrant
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesambienceatmospherecardiovascular processcirculationemotional tonefluid handling processfluid movementhydrological activityincreaseinflationmechanical processphysical processphysiological processwater resource management
More specific
17 entriesaquifer pumpingatrial pumpingballoon inflationcardiac contractioncentrifugal pumpingdiaphragm pumpingmetric inflationpositive displacement pumpingpumping basspumping energypumping moodreciprocating pumpingsales boostingtyre inflationventricular ejectionventricular pumping
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Collocations
12 entriesblood pumpingcardiac pumpingpump efficiencypump operationpumping actionpumping capacitypumping heartpumping mechanismpumping ratepumping stationpumping systemwater pumping
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
He was pumping the pedals of the bicycle hard.
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They are pumping freshwater from the river catchment.
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Many people were outraged by a picture of a women pumping air into her tires while a man stood beside her playing on his phone.
Source: tatoeba (3861632)
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