slumped; slumping; slumps
1
a
: a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices
b
: a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual
2
: a downward slide of a mass of rock or land
Examples of slump in a Sentence
Verb
She fainted and slumped to the floor.
Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair.
His shoulders slumped forward in disappointment.
Real estate prices slumped during the recession.
Noun
The economy's been in a slump since last year.
They've been in a slump ever since they traded their best player.
He's in a batting slump.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Coors Field is a great place for slumping hitters to get right.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Alfred Cang, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Baseballs’ best hitter is now in a 2-for-20, 13-strikeout slump.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
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Verb
Even a big day from slumping first baseman Freddie Freeman, who went three for three with two walks and a solo home run in the seventh, couldn’t drag the Dodgers back into the game late, costing them a five-game winning streak and setting up a series rubber match on Sunday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Coors Field is a great place for slumping hitters to get right.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Noun
That slump has intensified competition among producers, posing a challenge for the industry, as well as for local governments, which have promoting mineral development as a way of boosting the Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
—Alfred Cang, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Baseballs’ best hitter is now in a 2-for-20, 13-strikeout slump.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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