pumping
Definitions
Verb
- Operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
- Deliver forth
- Draw or pour with a pump
- Supply in great quantities
- Flow intermittently
- Move up and down
- Raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
- Question persistently
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pumping".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | planning | 2 | 129 |
| 2 | operating | 4 | 87 |
| 3 | painting | 2 | 59 |
| 4 | spending | 2 | 41 |
| 5 | parking | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | approaching | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | placing | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | pointing | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | pressing | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | preaching | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | spreading | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | pending | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | pleading | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | pleasing | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | panting | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | plumbing | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | pursuing | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | sporting | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | pricing | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | pounding | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | sprouting | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | probing | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | proving | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | sprawling | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | parting | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | plodding | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | piercing | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | splashing | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | splitting | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | applauding | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | parading | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | pelting | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | pinching | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | plotting | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | praising | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | priming | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | prowling | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | pulsing | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | punching | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | puttering | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | springing | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | appointing | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | appraising | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | approving | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | pasting | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | perusing | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | pickering | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | plucking | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | plugging | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | preening | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | prodding | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | propping | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | spalding | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | sparling | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | splicing | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | upcoming | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | uprising | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | upsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | erpelding | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | oppressing | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | optioning | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | papering | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | paroling | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | parsing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | paulding | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | peppering | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | perjuring | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | petering | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | pickling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | pimping | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | pitying | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | plaguing | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | plaiting | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | plating | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | pledging | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | porting | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | posting | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | pouncing | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | powdering | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | prepping | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | proofing | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | pruning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | pulping | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | purveying | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | spanking | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | sparking | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | spattering | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | spaulding | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | splurging | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | spraining | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | sprucing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | sputtering | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | updating | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | uploading | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | uprooting | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | upsizing | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pumping".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jumping | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | plumbing | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | thumping | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | piping | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | dumping | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | pumpkin | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | bumping | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | stumping | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | puming | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | pulping | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | pimping | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | lumping | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | slumping | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pumpkins | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | clumping | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | bumpings | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | upping | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | puking | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | moping | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pumping" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pumping" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pumping" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pumping".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pimping | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
‘The excitement is back’: Pumped-up Patriots fans tailgate for home opener
Sep 20, 2026 Boston 25 News
Sep 20, 2026 Boston 25 News
Governor Newsom signs bill expanding fuel options to help Californians save at the pump, amid Donald Trump’s gas price crisis
Sep 19, 2026 California State Portal | CA.gov
Sep 19, 2026 California State Portal | CA.gov
Importance of geostrophic shear on Eddy-induced Ekman pumping: Verification by mesoscale eddies in the Kuroshio Extension region | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Jun 16, 2026 NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (.gov)
Jun 16, 2026 NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (.gov)
How Do You Measure Fuel at the Gas Pump?
Aug 31, 2026 National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)
Aug 31, 2026 National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)

