chumming

present participle of chum

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chumming When catching fish, there will no doubt be blood and other things bringing sharks in, but chumming will almost always bring them in. Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chumming
Verb
  • The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, when her daughter was traveling to London for work, Graves still got up to see her off.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Aussie star has been associating with The New Day since his regular tag team partner, Austin Theory, was sidelined with an injury.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Commit to regularly offering valuable insights so people start recognizing your name and associating it with expertise.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The drink is a twist on the conventional Whisky Sour, mixing Johnnie Walker Black American whisky and British marmalade.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Whether spinning De La Soul and underground hip-hop or mixing AC/DC with Biggie Smalls, Ronson both reveled in the auditory stimulation with fellow vampires and slipped into the dangers of too many dark rooms.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hochul is running for a second term as New York’s governor.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Traditional shoe testing depends on athletes running multiple sessions across weeks to produce a usable dataset.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Off-schedule, Ralph Lauren invited guests to the brand’s Upper East Side headquarters to present its newest collection, with Oprah Winfrey, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra and Jessica Chastain among those mingling in the front row.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The break lasted about 10 minutes, with some council members eating cake while mingling with each other and those in the audience, which included law enforcement and transit leadership.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These short stories about scientists working at the leading edge of climate microbiology reveal the vital role microbes play in our biosphere and climate system, and illuminate new possibilities for collaborating with these incredible natural chemists.
    Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After working as a corporate event planner for nearly a decade, Nate and Laura began collaborating in 2019.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile long two-lane highway that runs through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia, connecting Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Shenandoah National Park.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the time that Lauryn and Owen began dating, both parents approved of the other's child and enjoyed traveling to sports matches together and bonding afterward over bonfires.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Back in 2009, Beijing needed the technology urgently to quash critics bonding online.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Chumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chumming. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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