pumping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/

Verb

pumping

1. present participle and gerund of pump

Noun

pumping (countable and uncountable, plural pumpings)

1. The act by which something is pumped.
   • 2010, Nancy Mohrbacher, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Breastfeeding Made Simple:

     Focus on the number of pumpings per day, not the time between pumpings.

2. The act of injecting silicone into the body to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.

Derived terms

• buccal pumping
• gular pumping
• pumping iron
• pumping lemma
• pumping station
• pumping time