Won by a plumping majority. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to plump up the sofa pillows. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : He plumped himself down and fell asleep. ,She plumps out the truth at the oddest times. ,road signs plumping the delights of a new candy bar. From Dictionary.com.
I am quite frankly glad they abandoned the idea of plumping up Angéliques, since its very charm lies in its cold, ethereal translucency. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
It's a "plumping" gloss, but it feels tingly in a nice pepperminty way, not weird and chemical. From Wordnik.com. [What if No One's Watching?: March 2009 Archives] Reference
And thumping and plumping and bumping and jumping. From Wordnik.com. [Elson Grammar School Literature v4] Reference
And thumping and plumping and bumping and jumping. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursery, Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1875] Reference
By plumping up Chrysler, we attracted Fiat to the table. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Likosky: Chrysler: More a Stimulus than Bailout] Reference
At best, facials temporarily hydrate skin, plumping out wrinkles. From Wordnik.com. [Can Your Skin Be Saved?] Reference
No one was there but a maid, wiping away dust and plumping cushions. From Wordnik.com. [Ill Met By Moonlight]
"Save me! save me!" shrieked the fat housekeeper, plumping into Frank. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Coventry An Autobiography] Reference
It was intended to salve my conscience for not plumping out the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
In bed we went through the preliminaries, plumping our pillows, yawning. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
COHEN: Well, how young is too young to start lifting, tucking and plumping?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2004] Reference
It is not at all what the brand or message of the lip plumping gloss is about. From Wordnik.com. [Karen Robinovitz: Love Your Thighs No Matter the Size] Reference
"Have a berry, Forrest," Dawn said, plumping herself down cross-legged beside him. From Wordnik.com. [Faun & Games]
My mother would make me nice and cozy, smoothing the covers and plumping the pillows. From Wordnik.com. [Reporting from inside the sandwich of the Sandwich Generation �� the indignity of aging] Reference
They heard the branches dripping, the wet leaves sullenly plumping on the soggy earth. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
And plumping up his cushions, and putting the sal volatile beside him, she left the room. From Wordnik.com. [In Chancery] Reference
And plumping down on the chopping-block she snatched her apron to her face and began to cry. From Wordnik.com. [Australia Felix] Reference
Hopefully she keeps plumping her face labia's so they get too heavy to speak, let alone sing. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
Anyone over about -- you know, like there is somebody on the hills that has like lip plumping. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2009] Reference
Palina was bent over the bed, plumping pillows behind the woman and clucking, always clucking. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
She made the plumping noises of a woman rudely wakened, tried to unthicken her voice into day. From Wordnik.com. [The Great California Game]
To my mind, you seem to be suggesting that the only independent conclusion would be one plumping for McCain. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
The emperors provided a complicating factor — now hesi - tating, now changing their minds, now plumping for. From Wordnik.com. [CHRISTIANITY IN HISTORY] Reference
Now, I have no problem with Obama plumping up Quaker/Unitarian/UCC coffers or whatever, though that won't happen. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Speech: We Can Expand Faith-Based Charities And Separate Church From State] Reference
I remember Palestinian children and students in Gaza plumping for Obama in the run up to the November 4 election. From Wordnik.com. [After January 20th] Reference
Obesity is a major health issue, and food over-consumption is arguably plumping out our footprints faster than SUVs. From Wordnik.com. [Kiss Her Fat Ass? No Thanks] Reference
And the actors, while she paced, taking all responsibility and plumping for fine, not wet, dressed among the brambles. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Acts] Reference
Among the options, plumping up dividends, buying back stock or making additional acquisitions in its faster-growing seed business. From Wordnik.com. [Slow to Spend, Europe May Be Slow to Recover] Reference
Our alternative weekly paper is thick with advertisements for Botox injections and collagen lip plumping, liposuction and face lifts. From Wordnik.com. [It's Time for Reality Porn] Reference
EFAs have been proven in research to help make the skin moister, plus eliminate fine lines and wrinkles by “plumping up” the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Skin Care and Healing Hands.] Reference
The delicate die early, and I, as a survivor, among bleak winds and plumping rain, have been sometimes tempted to envy them their fate. From Wordnik.com. [Edinburgh Picturesque Notes] Reference
He busies himself about the house -- making dinner, plumping pillows -- to delight his wife, who steps in from work a few minutes later. From Wordnik.com. [Susie Bright: Men Who Love Burgers: But Aren't So Sure About Sex] Reference
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