tumping (over)

present participle of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • The flower stem can grow to be two to three feet tall or more, often making the plant somewhat top-heavy, so staking or weighing down the container can help prevent the pot from toppling over.
    Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then came Ukraine’s Maidan revolution in 2013, when tens of thousands of Ukrainians filled Kyiv’s Maidan square for days before toppling the pro-Russia regime.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Instead of upending the social order, the Sardinian carnival seems to reinforce it.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • At the sovereign level, however, Musk's antics risk upending the lives of millions.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Tumping (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumping%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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