Explain and Stumping

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Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Stumping is an antonym for explain.

Stumping noun - Campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches).

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Explain is an antonym for stumping in topics: confuse, walk with deliberation.

Nearby Words: stump, stumped, stumper, stumpy

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