Meaning & use
Stumping
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Completely baffling or confusing someone.
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The final riddle ended up stumping every contestant on the show.
Her unexpected question left the panel stumping for an answer.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'stump for' also means to campaign energetically for a candidate or cause, a separate American political sense of the same verb.
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bafflingconfoundingpuzzling
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2. noun
In cricket, the act of dismissing a batter by removing the bails while they are out of their crease, typically done by the wicketkeeper.
The wicketkeeper completed the stumping in a single swift motion.
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