Definitions

pumping

[puhm-ping] / ˈpʌm pɪŋ /

VERB

draw or push out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drain draw inject pour push send siphon supply tap

STRONG

dilate distend draft drive elevate empty force inflate swell

WEAK

bail out blow up draw off drive out force out

Antonyms

STRONG

compress contract deflate lessen shrink

WEAK

answer reply

VERB

question relentlessly

Synonyms

STRONG

grill interrogate probe query question quiz

WEAK

cross-examine draw out give the third degree worm out of

Antonyms

STRONG

answer reply

Example Sentences

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A total of nine pumping appliances, an aerial appliance, high volume pump and 60 firefighters are engaged in the firefighting operations.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The biggest reason is that our maximum heart rate slows with age, and the heart muscle stiffens, reducing its pumping effectiveness.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The current price run-up is pumping tax revenues into communities stretching from Alaska to North Dakota to the small towns speckling West Texas and New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

All we cared about was the way that song got our hearts pumping and our day started off just right.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles