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[ puhm-ping ] / ˈpʌm pɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pumping ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or process of pumping or the action of a pump. Meteorology. rapid change in the height of the column in a mercury barometer, resulting from fluctuations in the surrounding air pressure. Origin of pumpingFirst recorded in 1590–1600; pump1 + -ing1 Words nearby pumpingpump box, pumped storage, pumper, pumpernickel, pump gun, pumping, pump iron, pumpkin, pumpking, pumpkin head, pumpkinseed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pumpingSo we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes. 26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Since 2004, US oil output has jumped by about 56 percent, the equivalent of pumping an extra 3.1 million barrels a day. Why the Keystone XL Pipeline May Not Be Built|Robert Bryce|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST So far in the States, he has eschewed the roaring, pumping, and scolding so as not to antagonize his new teammates and opponents. Masahiro Tanaka Is the Yankees' $155M Lethal Weapon and Strikeout Machine|Allen Barra|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Because clearly nothing can go wrong with pumping out film after blockbuster film of a beloved franchise. The Ultimate Guide to ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’|Marina Watts|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The only problem is that your lymph system does not have any pumping mechanism. How to Recover from Christmas|Dave Asprey|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST He also ordered one or two winding engines, in addition to the pumping engines. Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick The simplest thing would be to put in a pumping plant and pump up the river water. Csar or Nothing|Po Baroja Baroja The hydraulic power was supplied through mains charged by pumping at a pressure of 700 lb. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.|Various Electric power can be employed for pumping, for shot firing, for hauling, and for innumerable purposes in a mine. Getting Gold|J. C. F. Johnson He tore open my shirt and pressed snow on the wound in my shoulder, from which the blood was pumping slowly. Dross|Henry Seton Merriman
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