tumping (over)

present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumping (over)
Verb
  • The Department of Justice sued Maryland and several other states for not turning over private voter rolls, which include personal information for millions of Maryland voters.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • That balance is now inverting, and the shift is a signal of a maturing industry.
    Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Windsor-Smith’s storytelling shifted the typical narrative responsibility of text onto the imagery, inverting the usual comic book reading experience.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • In both cases, tornadoes about 200 yards wide traveled roughly 2 miles, toppling trees, tossing lawn furniture and knocking down power lines.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Forces — some visible, some harder to see — are upending literature and education itself.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Iran attacked a cargo ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, possibly upending President Donald Trump‘s diplomatic end to the war with Iran.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Nonetheless, overturning the election would be unprecedented in Colombian history.
    David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Ehrlich said athletes very well could continue to petition courts for extended eligibility based on antitrust arguments, but appellate courts recently have delivered wins for the NCAA by overturning preliminary injunctions in several cases.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 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 2 Jul. 2026.

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