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stumping

UK
/ˈstʌmpɪŋ/
US
/ˈstʌmpɪŋ/

Translations

stumpingnoun
stumpings
pl
The complex question left him in a stumping.
Сложный вопрос поставил его в затруднение.
The candidate's stumping across the state helped increase his popularity.
Агитация кандидата по всему штату помогла увеличить его популярность.
Synonyms
riddle
difficulty
puzzle
conundrum
mystification
stumpinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈstʌmpɪŋ/
US
/ˈstʌmpɪŋ/
stumpverb

stumping

Gerund

stumped
Past Simple
stumped
Past Participle
stumping
Gerund
UK
/stʌmp/
US
/stʌmp/
ставить в тупик
The complex question stumped the students.
Сложный вопрос поставил студентов в тупик.
He stumped over his words during the speech.
Он запинался на словах во время речи.
ходить тяжело
He stumped across the room with his heavy boots.
Он тяжело прошел через комнату в своих тяжелых ботинках.
Additional translations
смущать
срубать пни
загромождать
Synonyms
perplex
dumbfound
mystify
confound
baffle

Definitions

stumpingnoun
The act of making political speeches or campaigning, especially by traveling from place to place.
The candidate spent weeks on the stumping tour, visiting small towns and giving speeches to win over voters.
The act of removing tree stumps from the ground.
The land was cleared for farming after the stumping was completed.
(cricket) A method of dismissing a batsman in which the wicketkeeper removes the bails while the batsman is out of his ground.
The wicketkeeper executed two brilliant stumpings during the match.
stumpinggerund / present participle
Perplexing or puzzling; causing one to be at a loss.
It was a stumping question that left the panel silent.
stumpverb
To walk heavily or clumsily.
He stumped across the room in his heavy boots.
To baffle or confuse someone, especially with a difficult question or problem.
The tricky math problem stumped the entire class.
To campaign or make political speeches, especially by traveling from place to place.
The candidate stumped through several states to gather support for the election.
In cricket, to dismiss a batsman by dislodging the bails with the ball while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.
The wicketkeeper stumped the batsman with a quick throw.
To clear (land) of tree stumps by uprooting or blasting them.
Early settlers had to stump the fields before they could start planting crops.
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