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umping

umping is the present participle and gerund of ump.

Meaning of ump

Verb

ump (third-person singular simple present umps, present participle umping, simple past and past participle umped)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as an umpire (in).
    • On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type

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Questions about umping

What is umping the present participle and gerund of?
Umping is the present participle and gerund of ump.

Words near umping in the dictionary

  1. Umphresses
  2. Umphrey
  3. Umphreys
  4. umpie
  5. umpies
  6. umping
  7. umpirage
  8. umpirages
  9. umpire
  10. umpire-in-chief
  11. umpired

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