Stumping — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb

Meaning & Definition of Stumping

Stumping (verb)

  1. to reduce to a stump, trim
  2. dare, challenge
  3. to frustrate the progress or efforts of, baffle
  4. to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump
  5. to pay (an amount of money) especially when one does not want to

Stumping (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses"

    similar: barging, clumping, flogging (British), floundering, galumphing, lumbering, lumping, plodding, pounding, scuffing, scuffling, shambling, shuffling, slogging, sloughing, stamping, stomping, stumbling, tramping, tromping, trudging
    related: dragging, flopping, hauling, blundering, careening, doddering, lurching, reeling, staggering, swaying, teetering, tottering, waddling, weaving, wobbling
    opposite: breezing, coasting, gliding, sliding, waltzing, whisking
    near: drifting, floating, hanging, hovering, poising, wafting

  2. 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"

    similar: challenging, daring, defying
    related: bearding, braving, brazening, breasting, confronting, facing, outbraving, outfacing

Related Entry: Stump (verb)

Stump is a different word from Stumping. The synonyms below are for stump, not for stumping.

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses"

    similar: barge, clump, flog (British), flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp, trudge
    related: drag, flop, haul, blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble
    opposite: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
    near: drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

  2. 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"

    similar: challenge, dare, defy
    related: beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, face, outbrave, outface

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Stumping

The most common words with a similar meaning to Stumping:

British: flogging
barging, clumping, floundering, galumphing, lumbering, lumping, plodding, pounding, scuffing, scuffling, shambling, shuffling, slogging, sloughing, stamping, stomping, stumbling, tramping, tromping, trudging, challenging, daring, defying

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Stumping

Words with the opposite meaning of Stumping:

breezing, coasting, gliding, sliding, waltzing, whisking

Related Words for Stumping

dragging, flopping, hauling, blundering, careening, doddering, lurching, reeling, staggering, swaying, teetering, tottering, waddling, weaving, wobbling, bearding, braving, brazening, breasting, confronting, facing, outbraving, outfacing

Near Antonyms of Stumping

drifting, floating, hanging, hovering, poising, wafting

Word Forms of Stumping

Inflections: stumped, stumps, stumped up, stumping up, stumps up

Derived words: stumper (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Stumping

First known use: 13th centuryt

Frequently Asked Questions about Stumping

What does "Stumping" mean?

"Stumping" means to reduce to a stump, trim. As a verb, it is defined as: to reduce to a stump, trim. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Stumping"?

Other words for "Stumping" include barging, clumping, flogging, floundering, galumphing, lumbering, lumping and plodding. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Stumping" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Stumping"?

There are 47 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Stumping". Common alternatives include barging, clumping, flogging, floundering, galumphing, lumbering, lumping, plodding, pounding and scuffing.

What is the opposite of "Stumping"?

Antonyms of "Stumping" include breezing, coasting, gliding, sliding, waltzing and whisking. Near antonyms include drifting, floating, hanging and hovering.

How do you use "Stumping" in a sentence?

Examples of "Stumping" in a sentence: "the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses"; "when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole".

Is "Stumping" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Stumping" is a verb.

What is the origin of the word "Stumping"?

First known use: 13th centuryt.

What is another word for "Stumping" meaning "to move heavily or clumsily"?

When "Stumping" (verb) means to move heavily or clumsily, synonyms include barging, clumping, flogging, floundering, galumphing and lumbering. Opposites in this sense include breezing, coasting, gliding and sliding.