pumping

[puhm-ping] / ˈpʌm pɪŋ /

VERB

draw or push out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drain draw inject pour push send siphon supply tap

STRONG

dilate distend draft drive elevate empty force inflate swell

WEAK

bail out blow up draw off drive out force out

Antonyms

STRONG

compress contract deflate lessen shrink

WEAK

answer reply

VERB

question relentlessly

Synonyms

STRONG

grill interrogate probe query question quiz

WEAK

cross-examine draw out give the third degree worm out of

Antonyms

STRONG

answer reply

Example Sentences

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Power cuts lasting up to 18 hours a day have since affected hospital emergency wards, dialysis patients and pumping stations.

From BBC

Electricity cuts have impacted hospital emergency wards, dialysis patients, and pumping stations amid the latest supply shortfalls.

From BBC

U.S. automakers have been pumping the brakes on their electric-vehicle businesses for months, and the costs are piling up.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was testing new recipes, new inclusions, new techniques . . . basically pumping out loaves left, right and center with nowhere for them to go.”

From Salon

And Sargeant is looking into a project to capture and package natural gas from crude pumping facilities in eastern Venezuela that could be used for national power generation while reducing carbon emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal