What is the meaning of stumping?

noun

  • Campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches. )

verb

  • Cause to be perplexed or confounded.
    • usage: "This problem stumped her"
  • Walk heavily.
    • usage: "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
  • Travel through a district and make political speeches.
    • usage: "the candidate stumped the Northeast"
  • Remove tree stumps from.
    • usage: "stump a field"
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