cramping 1 of 2

present participle of cramp

cramping

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cramping
Adjective
If your neuromuscular system is not accustomed to these demands, fatigue can prematurely set in and create the conditions for cramping. Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025 The most common heat symptoms Magloire observes in her patients are lower abdominal pressure, back pain and, like Christina Duarte experienced, cramping. Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 This most commonly results in a bladder infection, with symptoms ranging from pain or burning while urinating; frequent urination; feeling the need to urinate despite having an empty bladder; bloody urine and pressure; or cramping in the groin or lower abdomen. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Both my whole legs were cramping — both my calves and my hammies. Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Anxiety folds into cramping silence. Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025 A week after having to leave the game as a pitcher due to cramping in his right hip, Ohtani was feeling frisky against the Cardinals. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cramping
Verb
  • Former Klamath Tribes Chairman Jeff Mitchell, a longtime advocate for dam removal, told The Arizona Republic in 2024 that his tribe had suffered from the dams impeding salmon migration years before the downriver tribes.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But that kind of government involvement carries any number of risks, like impeding overall economic growth or making US companies less competitive around the world.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With few credible projects elsewhere, and with legal and political battles still hampering California, the outlook isn’t good.
    Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United 10 months ago, the team’s struggles to score goals have been hampering them.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The share of businesses saying that lack of transparency was hindering operations fell by 12 percentage points to 16%.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This can lead to a sense of helplessness and fear, hindering creativity and collaboration.
    Kotter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mother, being a mother, finds fault and has embarrassing politics.
    Nathaniel Moore September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On top of that already embarrassing history, Ravens longtime head coach John Harbaugh has made some unfortunate NFL history of his own.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As part of the plea deal, additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and resisting or obstructing a peace officer were dismissed, according to court records.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, North was found guilty of destroying official documents, accepting a home security system as a gift and obstructing Congress in 1989.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Cramping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cramping. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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