tumping (over)

Definition of tumping (over)next
present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumping (over)
Verb
  • Coto entered contracts with companies run by himself and his associates before turning over control of the building over to the condo association, according to the suit.
    Catherine Odom February 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Welke denied the defense motion since prosecutors agreed to arrange turning over the evidence but will seek a status update on March 24.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Try inverting the plant pot over your hand and gently shaking the African violet out.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Cash cajoled Leon Bailey into positions ahead of him, either shuffling backwards to mark Newcastle’s left-winger or shifting inside to track Lewis Hall, who was inverting from left back.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Before his homeland of Cuba accused him of being a terrorist hellbent on toppling the island’s government, Pavel Alling Peña was a writer.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The strikes also could serve to cripple more of Iran's air defenses should Trump decide to follow up with a much more sustained military campaign aimed at toppling the regime, sources said.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But the insurgence of AI is actually upending those assumptions.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The disruption is threatening the profitability of entire product lines and upending long-term plans.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The white truck struck the motorcycle and continued into an irrigation canal, overturning.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But David Oppenheimer, a UC Berkeley law professor and director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, said overturning affirmative action would create more inequality and less opportunity in the workplace.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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