stumping

present participle of stump

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stumping The caller won a prize by stumping the cast. Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumping
Verb
  • The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From sleight-of-hand tricks to daring stunts, the afternoon is designed to keep the laughs and gasps coming.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Enthralling both fellow captives and the Bey of Algiers, Cervantes, his spirit unbroken, also imagines a daring escape plan.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Whew The last thing a team wants to see is its starting quarterback stumbling to the sideline four plays into the season.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At just 265 meters long but climbing a steep 17 percent gradient, the Glória Funicular saves passengers a challenging uphill walk in only about three minutes.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The map has been signed into law by Abbott ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, but is also the subject of lawsuits challenging the new bounderies.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • No velvet rope, no fourth wall—just boot-stomping, beer-sign neon and crowd-absorption tech.
    Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Stumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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