umpiring

verb

present participle of umpire
as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad

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Recent Examples of umpiring Eventually, friends remember, Brun stopped umpiring Little League games. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 Ogilvie has also squeezed in umpiring the last three years. — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 And the next day, umpiring behind the plate, Bucknor took a foul ball flush in the mask in the second inning and had to come out of the game. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 Evans actually spends time umpiring youth games. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 Complaints to umpires by players and managers who disagree with a call are as old as umpiring itself. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025 Pawol began umpiring baseball in 2016 in Rookie ball, after years of calling NCAA softball games. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025 In 2010, Pawol began umpiring college softball before attending an MLB umpire tryout 2015. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025 His 40 seasons umpiring in the majors are the most by any umpire. — Rich Rovito, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umpiring
  1. deciding
  2. judging
  3. determining
  4. settling
  5. refereeing
  6. adjudicating
  7. arbitrating
Verb
  • And deciding to leave it felt different from her family’s rushed departure from Haiti.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The shouting match ultimately ended with Anthony deciding not to testify, a decision his attorneys said hampered his ability to effectively claim self-defense in the killing.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of deciding
Verb
  • In the big picture of judging this rebuilt defense, however, the finish mattered most.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The system is trying to understand where a conversation is heading, rather than judging each message by itself.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of judging
Verb
  • Kosup said a key challenge of determining the right ways to retrofit the bridge is the need to maintain the width of two navigational channels on the bridge’s eastern side near San Diego.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The project, named Octo-Blu, started in 2024 with a first phase of lab experimentation that included determining how to rear the baby octopuses.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of determining
Verb
  • One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Guests can bring their own blankets, food and drinks (including alcoholic ones) before settling in for a movie under the stars.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of settling
Verb
  • During the first leg in Lisbon the previous week, he was sent off for protesting a refereeing decision from the sidelines.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Without an internal number, a company is refereeing a fight among people who profit from the fight.
    — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of refereeing
Verb
  • The World Trade Organization carries on adjudicating trade disputes, despite a surge in protectionism.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The office added that all judges have a legal, ethical and professional obligation to be impartial and neutral in adjudicating cases.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjudicating
Verb
  • Plaintiffs attorneys, legislators and patients say Kaiser’s private and confidential process for arbitrating legal disputes over medical care still has key flaws that favor Kaiser over patients bringing malpractice cases.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of arbitrating

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“Umpiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umpiring. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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