chumming

Definition of chummingnext
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 memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.
    Rose Evans April 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Want to learn something new while traveling?
    Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her other daughter, Beatrice, is reportedly also choosing to focus on her family and would like to keep away from publicly associating with her parents.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some children are associating key vocabulary words from the page to the pictures on the page.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Available only at the Milan campus for the moment, the core offering of the new educational project will be a three-year undergraduate program starting in October and mixing creative, technical and managerial skills.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The field includes current legislators Manny Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Jalen Anderson and Donna Peyton, all running for re-election.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Dodgers’ star shortstop left Saturday’s game after running the bases in the first inning and feeling pain in the right side of his lower back.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Even the fact that its audiences were made up of Black and white South Africans mingling together was unheard of in a city where the law separated areas and people by race.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Aiden Fox, president of the College Republican at Ohio University, said his contingent from the school is excited about mingling with like-minded conservatives.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The city is collaborating with The Fay Apartments in downtown, where there will be a preference for applications submitted by city workers.
    Sooji Nam, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Sentinel staff took first place in breaking news for collaborating on the Epic Universe opening, providing coverage on wait times, a ride guide for the park and a timeline of how the theme park evolved.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Many women spend years in treatment for depression without anyone connecting it back to hormones.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • One of those ideas that Segall cites as core to that thesis is a true crime concept centered around deepfakes, taking a genre that people know and enjoy, and connecting it to the world of technology in a unique way.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The breed is famously loyal and prone to forming intense attachments, often bonding strongly with one person in the household.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • After bonding out, Woods was released from custody at Martin County jail that same day.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Chumming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chumming. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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