stumping

verb

Definition of stumpingnext
present participle of stump
1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses

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2
as in daring
to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumping
  1. shuffling
  2. daring
  3. challenging
Verb
  • Honorable Mentions My Top Five stays the same as my recent mid-September update, but there was shuffling from #6-10 down the home stretch.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • On Monday, about three days after Helene hit Florida as a Category 4 storm, survivors in North Carolina were scrounging for food and clean water and shuffling from shelter to shelter.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • Phillips and his co-writer Scott Silver have tried to do something daring here, by delivering a somber movie that in no way tries to top its predecessor.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • According to the data, 41% of senior leaders feel guilty for even daring to take a break, compared to 35% of individual contributors.
    Soulaima Gourani, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of daring
Verb
  • Supply chains are challenging to navigate.
    Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Erik Olsen, Republican Olsen is a Madison Republican challenging Pocan in the safely Democratic district for the second consecutive cycle.
    Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of challenging
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