- present participle of stump.
stumping
Example Sentences
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Dunkley, Corteen-Coleman and Bell all misfielded for boundaries, while Jones missed a rare stumping with Bhatia on 51.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
“Thank you, Emily”: Wintour stumping for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” as she and Anne Hathaway continue with the makeup and hairstyling prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
“We call it stumping out—it means that your legs just give out and you collapse,” Rahlves said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who made a century in the first innings, had another good day with his quick hands stumping Crawley off Lyon.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
This time, I was stumping for Hillary Clinton, Barack’s opponent in the brutal 2008 primary who’d gone on to become his loyal and effective secretary of state.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
