has been bumping
- present perfect progressive of bump (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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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
Conagra, like its peers Campbell Soup Co, Kraft Heinz Co and Unilever PLC, has been bumping up product prices in recent months to offset inflationary pressures, aiding the sales momentum over the past year.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2021
But far from showing signs of taking off, inflation, currently 0.1%, has been bumping along the floor.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2016
Facebook has been bumping up against this very problem.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
I feel as if I hadn’t had anything for a week, and the food has been bumping about my lips and asking to go in ever since we started.
From Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story by Nash, J.
