bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
is bumping
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present progressiveof bump (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The submarine contract gives Carney "significant credibility" in his efforts to prove he is bumping up defence spending, said David Perry, the president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Nasdaq is bumping its head on the 26,000 point threshold, a level that would take the rally that began in the last months of 2022, and the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to around 150%.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
But another issue may be that “Nvidia has now gotten so big that it is bumping up against the law of large numbers,” Goldberg said in a Monday note.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
The professional golf world is bumping along down two separate paths, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, and those have converged at the Masters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
My oversize backpack is bumping a few passengers in aisle seats.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
