Synonyms of stumping

Noun


1. stumping, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign

usage: campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)

Verb


1. stump, mix up, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

usage: cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"

2. stomp, stamp, stump, walk

usage: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

3. stump, campaign, run

usage: travel through a district and make political speeches; "the candidate stumped the Northeast"

4. stump, clear

usage: remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

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