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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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Gunshots are then heard, and one of the men still visible in the doorway can be seen slumping to the floor.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
LaVine snapped out of his recent shooting slump in the loss to Utah, scoring 34 points on 12-of-22 shooting while going 4 of 9 from 3-point range.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Bitcoin has slumped more than 6% in the past 24 hours, sliding from just above $91,000 to roughly $85,600 as of Monday afternoon.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Gunshots are then heard, and one of the men still visible in the doorway can be seen slumping to the floor.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
However, despite those heists, and hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, restaurants and hospitality as a whole saw a slump in the summer, concerning many analysts and experts.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
LaVine snapped out of his recent shooting slump in the loss to Utah, scoring 34 points on 12-of-22 shooting while going 4 of 9 from 3-point range.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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