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had been bumming

  • past perfect progressive
    of bum.
    bum
    noun
    a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.

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“She and I had been bumming around from shelter to shelter, but this is the place,” Summerfield said, calling it a “well-hidden secret” with wonderful staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2021