bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
has been bumping
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present perfect progressiveof bump (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The company has been bumping up prices for its menu items to offset higher costs of everything from paper to avocados.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2022
Over the past two months, it has been bumping against a floor around $1.035, levels not seen since the beginning of 2017.
From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2022
Lucenzo – “Danza Kuduro” This jam has been bumping out of New York City car speakers every summer for the past eight years.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018
But far from showing signs of taking off, inflation, currently 0.1%, has been bumping along the floor.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2016
The ship has been bumping a good deal to-day.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
