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stumping

Meaning of stumping

verb, gerund or present participle

(of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle.
education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions
walk stiffly and noisily.
he stumped away on short thick legs
(of a wicketkeeper) dismiss (a batsman) by dislodging the bails with the ball while the batsman is out of the crease but not running.
travel around (a district) making political speeches.
there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country
use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.).

Middle English (denoting a part of a limb remaining after an amputation): from Middle Low German stump(e ) or Middle Dutch stomp . The early sense of the verb was ‘stumble’.

Information about stumping

It is a verb.

Hyphenation of stumping

stump-ing

It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
stumping is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

stumping synonyms

Meaning totally bewilder or perplex:

Meaning make (someone) feel completely baffled:

Meaning cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something:

Meaning make (someone) bewildered or perplexed:

Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:

Meaning cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused:

Meaning utterly bewilder or perplex (someone):

Meaning surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react:

Meaning be impossible for (someone) to understand:

Meaning perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder:

Meaning baffle or deceive (someone):

Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:

Meaning baffle (someone) completely:

Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):

Meaning cause to lose one's way; lead or drive astray:

Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:

Meaning be dazed and confused:

Meaning make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible:

Meaning tread heavily and noisily, typically in order to show anger:

Meaning walk with heavy, forceful steps:

Meaning walk with a heavy tread:

Meaning form a clump or clumps:

Meaning move in a slow, heavy, awkward way:

Meaning walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions:

Meaning walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps:

Meaning hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement:

Meaning move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound:

Meaning strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily:

Meaning thunder sounds:

Meaning move clumsily or with great effort: