tumping (over)

present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • Richard Pitino will prove to be a good hire for the Musketeers, but the transition to a new coach and completely turning over the roster will make for a transition season.
    The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Billups was released from custody under the conditions of turning over his passport, not contacting any of the 30-plus co-defendants charged, and not participating in any gambling activity.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Allow the cakes to cool in the pan 15 to 20 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers got to rejoice again once Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, toppling the Toronto Blue Jays in a Game 7 classic to become baseball’s first repeat champions in a quarter century.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There was one instance of vandals toppling monuments.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kon subverts slasher tropes and nimbly toys with reality, constantly upending audience expectations and keeping us on our toes.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The legislation comes at a time when AI chatbots are upending parts of the internet.
    Allan Smith, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Conservative Supreme Court Justice's Views on Obergefell Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, signaled interest in reexamining past precedents like Obergefell in a concurrence with the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling overturning Roe.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • With this reasoning, the Court ruled against Scott and legalized slavery in the territories by overturning the Missouri Compromise.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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