bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
are bumping
-
present progressiveof bump.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At 0-2 in the conference, the Wolverines are bumping around in the murky depths with Rutgers, which is like one of those fish with a lightbulb flaring over its head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"It is bigger in microgravity," she said, but "we are bumping into each other 100 percent of the time."
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Producers are bumping up those schedules with the writers, making sure as much is done as possible,” said Amy Stein Simonds, a partner in Pryor Cashman’s Media and Entertainment Group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
“Sometimes my knee will go out into the aisle and then people are bumping me as they go by,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
How he keeps the music and the dazzle going so they will not see they are bumping themselves!
From The University of Hard Knocks by Ralph Parlette
