bump around

bʌmp əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of bump around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

aimlesswander without a specific direction

He spent the afternoon bumping around the city.

roam

jostlemove in a rough or unsteady way

The bus bumped around on the uneven road.

jostle

shake

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Expressions with bump

bump along

move in a bumpy way

The car bumped along the rough road.

bump down

descend in a bumpy manner

We bumped down the rocky path carefully.

bump into

collide with something accidentally

I bumped into the table in the dark.

baby bump

visible signs of pregnancy in a woman's abdomen

She proudly showed off her baby bump at the party.

bump in the road

minor setback or obstacle in progress

We hit a bump in the road with the project.

bump into each other

accidentally hit each other while moving

They bumped into each other in the crowded hallway.

Examples of bump around in a sentence

We used to bump around the neighborhood as kids.
We bumped around in the back of the truck.
The boat bumped around on the choppy water.

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French:errer, balloter, ...
German:umherstreifen, rumpeln, ...
Italian:gironzolare, sballottare, ...
Spanish:deambular, sacudirse, ...
Portuguese:vaguear, chacoalhar, ...
Chinese:闲逛, 摇晃, ...
Japanese:ぶらぶらする, ガタガタ揺れる, ...
Arabic:تَجَوَّلَ, تَخَبَّطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב, לְהִטַּלְטֵל, ...
Russian:бродить, болтаться, ...
Ukrainian:блукати, трястися, ...
Hindi:भटकना, धक्के खाना, ...
Bengali:উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে ঘুরে বেড়ানো, ধাক্কা খাওয়া, ...
Catalan:vagar, sacsejar-se, ...
Czech:potloukat se, drncat, ...
Danish:vandre rundt, bumle rundt, ...
Dutch:rondzwerven, hobbelen, ...
Greek:περιπλανιέμαι, τραντάζομαι, ...
Hungarian:csatangolni, zötykölődni, ...
Khmer:ដើរវង្វេងគោលដៅ, រង្គើរទៅមក, ...
Korean:배회하다, 덜컹거리다, ...
Persian:پرسه زد, تکان خوردن, ...
Polish:włóczyć się, trząść się, ...
Portuguese (BR):vagar, chacoalhar, ...
Romanian:a hoinări, a se zgâlțâi, ...
Swedish:vandra runt, skumpa, ...
Thai:เดินเตร่, กระแทกไปมา, ...
Turkish:amaçsızca dolaşmak, sarsılmak, ...
Vietnamese:lang thang, lắc lư, ...

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