tumping (over)

Definition of tumping (over)next
present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern
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Verb
  • The 30 year old allegedly went through the facility's south TSA security checkpoint without turning over any of his baggage, according to the allegations read by presiding judge Latrevia Kates-Johnson during Oloruntoba's bond hearing on Tuesday.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • What was His message in turning over the tables, besides showing His rudeness?
    John Kenney, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This ride is wild mayhem, with two commanding launches that send you inverting and free-spinning into total bliss.
    Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
  • Chelsea could manipulate their press, either by finding Fernandez lurking on the left wing and Malo Gusto inverting into midfield on the right, or through Sanchez going long.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Such toppling energy may be necessary for Ionesco’s vision to spontaneously ignite into antic life.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Dash camera video from inside the truck shows the moment of impact and appears to show the truck toppling onto its side.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Originally greeted with bemusement, Pratt is now upending the race with early voting underway ahead of the June 2 election.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • By upending decades-old international trade norms and security alliances – not to mention launching a war with Iran that seems to have benefited almost no one – Trump is seen by many to have helped China score not only strategically but even morally.
    Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson disagreed with the court overturning Murdaugh's convictions, reports NBC News.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Wilson disagreed with the decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court overturning Murdaugh’s convictions and vowed to retry the case by the end of the year.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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