tumping (over)

present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • Since the alliance of unions ratified their new contracts, both labor and Kaiser executives have signaled interest in turning over a new leaf.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • The 30 year old allegedly went through the facility's south TSA security checkpoint without turning over any of his baggage, according to the allegations read by presiding judge Latrevia Kates-Johnson during Oloruntoba's bond hearing on Tuesday.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
    Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The Regis Jesuit Raiders captured the 5A state championship, toppling Arvada West 5-3 for their first crown in seven years.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Russia suspended jet fuel exports, further upending trade in a product already hugely affected by the Iran war.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
  • Both movies were directed by YouTube stars and cost nearly nothing to produce, upending conventional wisdom about the necessary components for a hit.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • That includes overturning a decades-old decision that had given regulators an advantage in court and stripping another agency of a major tool in fighting securities fraud.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson disagreed with the court overturning Murdaugh's convictions.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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