tumping (over)

present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • La Gritona is proudly additive-free and always prioritizes sustainability, turning over its agave remnants to local farmers for cattle feed.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The anecdote came up as part of a larger conversation Barrymore was having with her audience that day about turning over a new page after turning 50 earlier this year.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cool 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The group has grown from 35 member organizations to 75 in the four and a half years since statue-toppling gripped America.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Once inside, Schubert moved through the building, toppling county flags in the rotunda and setting the Columbia County flag on fire with lighter fluid, Heck said, according to the.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Climate change is upending the global insurance industry by driving more extreme events.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Chicago teachers said federal immigration agents are disrupting their jobs, upending their communities and traumatizing their students.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Court appears poised to extend this reasoning further, potentially overturning , which has protected independent agency officials from at-will removal for nearly ninety years.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • According to an arrest citation, Gray, who was seen nearly overturning his vehicle several times, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
    Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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