Definitions
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- adj. Perplexed, at a loss.
- adj. To be out by being stumped by the wicket keeper.
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of stump.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the word stumped him—he had evidently never heard it before.
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In the meantime there was a noise outside, and in stumped an elderly woman.
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One thing I like to do when I’m stumped is stop writing!
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By Monday afternoon, I was stumped, which is why I asked your husband.
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Margot stumped down the stairs, her cap quivering with excitement.
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Mr. PARKER: I was kind of stumped by the fact that I was a senior and she was a freshman, and that did not feel right.
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Not at all, Keith -- in the previous thread (s), I've pointed out that several other candidates have, in fact, provided an exact number of U.S. troops they intend to leave in Iraq -- relevant to this thread, however, was simply my agreement with (an example thereof) Obama being "stumped" by questions.
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Look, I'm simply providing one example of Obama getting "stumped" that's all.
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This particular exchange was later rendered even more bizarre when Barton's own staff put out a press release and video of the embarrassing change, claiming it was Barton who "stumped" Secretary Chu.
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In an interview aboard the "Straight Talk Express," McCain said he was "stumped" and "not informed enough" when asked whether "contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV."
frindley commented on the word stumped
Baffled.
April 27, 2011
reesetee commented on the word stumped
Really, mollusque? Thanks for the info--now I need to check whether lapwings and pewits are known for being buttinskies or schmoozers.
June 8, 2008
dontcry commented on the word stumped
We can have chitchating, wisecracking and even schmoozing on the porch -- but buttinskying is out!
June 7, 2008
dontcry commented on the word stumped
OK, we can play anagrams too. But some of us might just want to sit around an kibitz.
June 7, 2008
dontcry commented on the word stumped
A thought a yenta was the dispenser of gossip, advice?
June 7, 2008
mollusque commented on the word stumped
A kibitzer can be anything from a buttinsky to a schmoozer.
Reesetee, you'll be please to know it derives from German kiebitz, a lapwing or pewit.
June 7, 2008
yarb commented on the word stumped
Yes! I'm all for anagrams.
I thought a kibitzer was a prevaricator or malcontent.
June 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word stumped
WeirdNet's so negative. It can also mean a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, no?
June 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word stumped
WordNET: kibitzer - a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others.
June 6, 2008
mollusque commented on the word stumped
Aah, I though bilby was correcting my misspelling of kibitzer, which I fixed in the original comment. Weirdnet's first definition is what I meant.
June 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word stumped
A kibitizer must be a person who kibitzes others, no?
June 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word stumped
Kibitizer? I'm stumped.
June 6, 2008
mollusque commented on the word stumped
Yes, thanks. I removed the extra i from "kibitizers".
June 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word stumped
Kibitzers?
June 6, 2008
mollusque commented on the word stumped
Anagrams! We have to play anagrams! But no taking turns--everyone plays at once, kibitzers automatically in the game, root must be changed to steal a word, winner is the one with the most words at the end, regardless of length.
June 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word stumped
In this context the wicket is the specific piece of turf on which the game of played. Think of it like a grass tennis court. If the court was all gluggy it would be very tricky to play on with the bounce of the ball both low and unpredictable.
June 6, 2008
dontcry commented on the word stumped
Oh. Now I see (not really... but afraid to ask what a 'wicket' is after the bilboquet incident...;-)).
So, we'll add cricket to the "porch-sitting/cheese and sprout eating/scrabble-playing/cupcake-throwing extravaganza, then?"
What else should we amuse ourselves with?
June 6, 2008
yarb commented on the word stumped
When the wicket is damp, due to rain or dew for example, it becomes treacherous, harder for the batsman to play.
It's been yonks since I played but cricket is a fantastic game for not taking too seriously on a hazy, lulzy summer's day, on a slightly lumpy, tree-spotted patch of land, with cider and cheese to hand.
June 6, 2008
dontcry commented on the word stumped
By the way: what's a "sticky wicket?" I've always used it to describe a difficult situation, but I never knew why...
I don't know a lot of stuff, but that's a whole other website.
June 6, 2008
dontcry commented on the word stumped
Oh,oh.. I always wanted to learn cricket (do I wear a hat?). When we have the Wordie Annual, can we add Cricket to the "porch-sitting/cheese and sprout eating/scrabble-playing/cupcake-throwing extravaganza?" I have a little more than 3 acres (a little lumpy in places, some trees..) is that enough?
*sooo excited, seriously*
June 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word stumped
Cricket jargon - one of the ways in which a batsman can be given out. It occurs when a batsman, not attempting a run, is out of his ground and a member of the fielding team breaks the wicket with the ball.
December 3, 2007