Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: stumping
IPA transcription: [st'ʌmpɪŋ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stumping
    Meaning: campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
Usage examples
  • Button-Bright turned also and looked solemnly at the old sailor who came stumping along the path toward them.
  • For these reasons Mr Boffin passed but anxious hours until evening came, and with it Mr Wegg, stumping leisurely to the Roman Empire.
  • McNutt was stumping over the patch and plumping his wooden foot into every melon he could find, smashing them wantonly against the ground. The discovery filled them with horror.
  • All the time he was jerking out these phrases he was stumping up and down the tavern on his crutch, slapping tables with his hand, and giving such a show of excitement as would have convinced an Old Bailey judge or a Bow Street runner.