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  • present participle of pump.
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pumping

[puhm-ping] / ˈpʌm pɪŋ /




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The fast-fashion company became a juggernaut by pumping out a never-ending supply of clothes at super-cheap prices, creating a constant churn of microtrends for consumers to chase.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

The pipeline was attacked in April, damaging a pumping station and cutting capacity by about 700,000 barrels a day, but Saudi Arabia restored full capacity within days.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

One of the pipeline’s pumping stations was attacked in April, offering a proxy for the recent disruption and an eventual recovery, Shah said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

In its letter, the Bureau of Reclamation cited concerns about restrictions on pumping under the state’s plan.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Then there was the pumping plant for the artesian well, and the big cement tank where Judge Miller’s boys took their morning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

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

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

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

But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell

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



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