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trumping

The correct spelling is trumping.

How to pronounce trumping

verb

Say it like: Tru-mpi-ng

The correct spelling is trumping. To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump. For example: "He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped."

Usage Examples

He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.

In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.

And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
  2. 2.To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
  3. 3.To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
  4. 4.To impose unfairly; to palm off.
  5. 5.To supersede.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is trumped, topped or capped.
  2. 2.The sound of a trumpet.

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