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pumping one's fist

pumping one's fist is the present participle and gerund of pump one's fist.

Meaning of pump one's fist

Verb

pump one's fist (third-person singular simple present pumps one's fist, present participle pumping one's fist, simple past and past participle pumped one's fist)

  1. To thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.
    • A nail-biting final set appeared to be unfolding but it was Li who buckled under the pressure, giving up another break of serve with a double fault and a wayward backhand in game four, and Clijsters pumped her fist as she closed in on victory.2011 January 29, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Kim Clijsters beats Li Na in final”, in BBC

Questions about pumping one's fist

What is pumping one's fist the present participle and gerund of?
Pumping one's fist is the present participle and gerund of pump one's fist.

Words near pumping one's fist in the dictionary

  1. pumping and dumping
  2. pumping iron
  3. pumping lemma
  4. pumping lemmas
  5. pumping lemmata
  6. pumping one's fist
  7. pumping out
  8. pumping someone's fist
  9. pumping someone's tires
  10. pumping station
  11. pumping stations

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