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bumping

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbʌmpɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌmpɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 M P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Rocking, excellent, great.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The sound or action of a bump.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The violent boiling when a homogeneous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: physical

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Form of racing for coxed fours traditional at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; bumps race

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of

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5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of bump

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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