humping

H4U1M3P3I1N1G2
/ˈhʌmpɪŋ/

noun

A hump or mound.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hump
nounhumping (plural humpings)

plural humpings

  1. A hump or mound.

    The foreign ladies, in their simple, tasteful, fresh attire, innocent of the humpings and bunchings, the monstrosities and deformities of ultra-fashionable bad taste, beamed with cheerfulness, friendliness, and kindliness.

    1974, Isabella Bird, Six Months in the Sandwich Islands, amongst the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs and Volcanoes
  2. slangvulgarSexual intercourse.

    As for sex, every man in the county knew of the famous thirty-minute humpings available from one of the 'girls' who worked out of the rear rooms of Angels Motel.

    2007, Rod Wallsmith, Booze, Blood and Justice

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APA

humping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humping

MLA

“humping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humping.

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