1
as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains
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2
as in trotting
to proceed or move quickly
the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden
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Recent Examples of humping
She and her son are seen posing in front of a mirror together, before Spears begins speaking in an English accent and seemingly simulating a humping motion while wearing tight shorts and a top that exposes her midsection.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Another ewok then proceeded to moonwalk on the Today plaza before grabbing Roker’s leg and humping it.
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Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
That territory has a bounty of middle-age men humping stools and occasionally noticing that death eventually comes for us all.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
No more humping every female dog anymore.
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Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Iain Stirling narrates the daily dramas of Peacock’s reality hit, cranking out reliably hilarious commentary about contestants’ back tattoos, dry-humping challenges and mosquitoes that interrupt intimate moments.
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
Another ewok then proceeded to moonwalk on the Today plaza before grabbing Roker’s leg and humping it.
—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
That territory has a bounty of middle-age men humping stools and occasionally noticing that death eventually comes for us all.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
No more humping every female dog anymore.
—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Iain Stirling narrates the daily dramas of Peacock’s reality hit, cranking out reliably hilarious commentary about contestants’ back tattoos, dry-humping challenges and mosquitoes that interrupt intimate moments.
—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humping
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In the days since posting the news, Mitchell has continued to update her followers about the aftermath and the start of the healing process, including videos of herself laboring.
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Mercurius began laboring in the third and left after Hull's second homer of the CWS and ninth of the season leading off the fifth.
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Cesare Attolini was in an escapist mood for spring, taking cues from safari explorations and the European chic riviera destinations to provide the globe-trotting wealthy pack a wardrobe befitting different latitudes.
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The globe-trotting Jordana Brewster spent her childhood living between London, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City.
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And what people in that district are exhausted by is a politics that has justified the spending of tens of billions of dollars in killing civilians overseas, while working people are struggling just to do the basics.
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The fashion industry has been struggling in Europe and China, while seeing growth in North America, Ebner said.
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Anthony Maglione was flying from Pittsburgh to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, via Philadelphia on March 16 and started having issues soon after his first flight.
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Federal prosecutors have said conspirators in the alleged plot discussed flying drones loaded with explosives over the event and then shooting into the fleeing crowd.
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For some, chalance has become bigger than just dating, with people striving to bring more enthusiasm and feeling into all areas of their lives, too.
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Move from striving to stillness.
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Suppose a relatively small near-Earth object is speeding toward our planet, threatening to wipe the city of Dallas (whose population is over a million) off the map.
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The Yuba City Police Department on Friday released a dash camera video of the end of the chase on social media, which began after an officer saw a car speeding in the area of Stabler Lane and Jamie Drive just west of Highway 99 shortly after midnight on Monday.
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Saunders was also a longtime staple on Baltimore TV screens, working for WJZ until 2013.
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As part of his work overseeing health and performance programs at Google for 17 years, Newton Cheng researched the studies to understand the isolation and loneliness that can accompany working from home.
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Also boosting demand and driving ticket prices for Saturday’s game is the fact that 41-year-old superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 669 million Instagram followers, is captain of the Portuguese team and has said this World Cup will be his last, making each appearance a high-profile event.
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Tire pressure sensors are vital to a vehicle’s health, especially when driving on pothole and junk-laden Atlanta streets.
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“Humping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humping. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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