- present participle of pump.
pumping
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That is because the process of liquefying, shipping and then turning LNG back in to natural gas on arrival is extremely energy intensive, compared with pumping it ashore by a pipeline, creating higher carbon emissions.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Istanbul municipal teams and firefighters were carrying out cleanup operations at schools, football pitches, garages and other sites on Thursday, pumping water out of flooded areas and clearing mud, an AFP photographer reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
"My heart was pumping in my chest," he remembered.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
They also want the court to assert oversight, determining how much pumping should be curtailed and requiring the state to develop a long-term plan under its supervision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
They were pumping thousands of tons of seawater a day into reactors 1, 2, and 3, where it flowed around the melted cores and pooled in a radioactive mess in the buildings’ basements.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Not until its statement was issued later in the week was the full extent of the Federal Reserve's pumpings evident to the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The organ of whose lagging, sick pumpings Antony Dart had scarcely been aware for months gave a sudden leap in his breast.
From The Dawn of a To-morrow by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
You stand by them—and so will I.” Judge Rutherford seized his hand and shook it with affectionately ardent pumpings.
From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett
He felt the familiar taste of disinfectant as a thermometer was stuck into his mouth and then the rubber tube around his arm throbbing with the vigorous pumpings of the efficient Vivian.
From The Brain by Alexander Blade
But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell
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