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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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
In what looked like a playoffs-or-bust year for the front office, and at a time when the Wrigleyville business model appeared to be slumping, Tucker transformed what had been an 83-win team into an October force.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
China’s real estate market is expected to fall more sharply than expected in 2025, extending an industry slump for a fifth-straight year and delaying hopes of a market turnaround, S&P Global Ratings said in a report late Thursday.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Betts and outfielder Teoscar Hernandez were slumping.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
In what looked like a playoffs-or-bust year for the front office, and at a time when the Wrigleyville business model appeared to be slumping, Tucker transformed what had been an 83-win team into an October force.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Imanaga had gotten knocked out in the third inning of a Game 2 loss in Milwaukee, continuing a late-season slump that appeared to dim his confidence.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
China’s real estate market is expected to fall more sharply than expected in 2025, extending an industry slump for a fifth-straight year and delaying hopes of a market turnaround, S&P Global Ratings said in a report late Thursday.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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