tumping (over)

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumping (over)
Verb
  • His team sits just a half-game out of second place in the East after turning over half of its rotation this offseason.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • There is a sense that the sport’s traditional logic is inverting.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The waterside trees leaned far out over the currents, almost toppling into the river, as if being pushed by the exuberant growth at their backs.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Strikes are something that had an important role in toppling the Pahlavi regime in 1979.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Ryman’s narrative lands upon lives crossed in some way with Baum’s book, and cares less about upending fantasy than treating it seriously, as a shade of reality most Americans cannot live without—a necessity that, if devastating, often proves less so than the alternative.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Oral arguments in November went badly for the administration, and prediction markets currently put 70% odds on the Supreme Court overturning the tariffs.
    Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Donald filed for an appeal in February 1997, and a court heard his pleas in 2015 before overturning his convictions.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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