slumped; slumping; slumps
1
a
: a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices
b
: a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual
2
: a downward slide of a mass of rock or land
Synonyms
Examples of slump in a Sentence
Verb
She fainted and slumped to the floor.
Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair.
His shoulders slumped forward in disappointment.
Real estate prices slumped during the recession.
Noun
The economy's been in a slump since last year.
They've been in a slump ever since they traded their best player.
He's in a batting slump.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Shares of genetics-testing company 23andMe Holding Co. and e-commerce firm Grove Collaborative Holdings have also slumped more than 90% since merging with Virgin Group’s own SPACs as recently as 2022.
—Ben Stupples, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
About two weeks since its meteoric debut, shares of Truth Social are slumping, wiping out billions of dollars in value in former President's Trump's stake.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
Tesla shares have slumped 29% already this year, the worst showing on the S&P 500 Index.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Since then, birthrates have slumped by 20%, putting the United States on a path of population decline, similar to the dropping birthrates in other rich nations.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Hare slumped in his driver’s seat, and Smith walked to his window and shot him twice, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Log-tech startups today face a veritable swamp of challenges, not least a slumping economy both in Europe and globally, uncertain conditions for many global supply chains and risk-averse investment attitudes.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Some women CEOs in China are offering free transportation, egg freezing, and education stipends to retain female employees and raise the country’s slumping birth rate.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Alan Murray, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
China’s smartphone market is shrinking amid the country’s broader slump in consumer confidence.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
Hunter Renfroe continued to break out of his early slump with a two-run double in the sixth inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Biotech financing at its highest in two years After a three-year slump, biotech startups just had an excellent fundraising quarter — raising $6.8 million in venture financing.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
But Jackson’s months-long shooting slump is beyond worrisome.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024
But the slump in the city-center hotel business clearly was not something the Trump family had planned.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The precipitous slump comes as Cainiao faces a plethora of problems, analysts say.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Now, a blockbuster report warns the bill is higher than believed, hitting $141T by 2054 by Eleanor Pringle
Is Japan finally out of its 30-year slump?
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
Movie theaters are getting creative to appeal to audiences
Box office sales have slumped post-pandemic.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Shares of genetics-testing company 23andMe Holding Co. and e-commerce firm Grove Collaborative Holdings have also slumped more than 90% since merging with Virgin Group’s own SPACs as recently as 2022.
—Ben Stupples, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
About two weeks since its meteoric debut, shares of Truth Social are slumping, wiping out billions of dollars in value in former President's Trump's stake.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
Tesla shares have slumped 29% already this year, the worst showing on the S&P 500 Index.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Since then, birthrates have slumped by 20%, putting the United States on a path of population decline, similar to the dropping birthrates in other rich nations.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
Hare slumped in his driver’s seat, and Smith walked to his window and shot him twice, prosecutors said.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
Log-tech startups today face a veritable swamp of challenges, not least a slumping economy both in Europe and globally, uncertain conditions for many global supply chains and risk-averse investment attitudes.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Some women CEOs in China are offering free transportation, egg freezing, and education stipends to retain female employees and raise the country’s slumping birth rate.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
The Wall Street Journal Apple’s slump Apple has lost its crown as the globe's top smartphone brand after sales slumped early this year.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
China’s smartphone market is shrinking amid the country’s broader slump in consumer confidence.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
Hunter Renfroe continued to break out of his early slump with a two-run double in the sixth inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Biotech financing at its highest in two years After a three-year slump, biotech startups just had an excellent fundraising quarter — raising $6.8 million in venture financing.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
But Jackson’s months-long shooting slump is beyond worrisome.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024
But the slump in the city-center hotel business clearly was not something the Trump family had planned.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The precipitous slump comes as Cainiao faces a plethora of problems, analysts say.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Now, a blockbuster report warns the bill is higher than believed, hitting $141T by 2054 by Eleanor Pringle
Is Japan finally out of its 30-year slump?
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
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