bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
had been bumping
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past perfect progressiveof bump.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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“I’m thinking to myself that I had been bumping into this guy for a few months, and he’s asked me out many times,” he said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
The James Caird had been bumping heavily astern as we were scrambling ashore, and evidently the rudder was then knocked off.
From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
So, lashing the helm of the grab, he dropped into a small boat which had been bumping throughout the night against the vessel's side, and in a few minutes was on board the gallivat.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Herbert Strang
He had been bumping into topping hands all the evening, and Davidson knew it.
From Fore! by Charles Emmett Van Loan
The heavy spar, which had been bumping heavily against the side, fell clear.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
