BUMMING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

bumming

verb

present participle of bum

as in lounging

to spend time doing nothing spent most of the summer just bumming around the house

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Recent Examples of bumming Spring cleaning bumming you out? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026 That’s what was bumming him out. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 To be this close over and over is really bumming me out. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumming

Verb

On property, guests can enjoy lounging on Adirondack chairs around the firepits, playing games of cornhole or backgammon, or simply enjoying the inn's common spaces and reading nooks.

— Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Many people stayed outside in the street, lounging under the shade of trees because the city had shut down.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

Definition of lounging

Verb

Martin removed his right fielder for loafing on a ball hit to the outfield.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Kids who used to run to the field excited to play, suddenly started loafing to the field wearing their crocs with their heads buried in their phones.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of loafing

Verb

The sense of just how much there is to do in this part of the world—the length of the scale between lazing and becoming ultra-active—is palpable.

— Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Its clear, shallow waters were pleasant to wade into after lazing under one of the scrubby trees on the sand.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025

Definition of lazing

Verb

These might be mineral water showers or baths, cold-water enemas, or just drinking 3 glasses of stinky, sulfurous spring water daily before breakfast, while strolling and engaging in pleasant conversation on a landscaped promenade.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
Here’s how to spend a day strolling, dining, and taking it as slowly as the locals do.

— Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of strolling

Verb

The nearly 3,000-foot-long train was patiently idling beside the platform at East Perth Terminal, where a spread of scones, strawberry jam, clotted cream, and Bollinger champagne welcomed eager travelers.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
At the same time, the sounds of idling diesel work truck engines have replaced that of dozens of fire trucks that had been stationed there for days.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of idling

Verb

These can be made into a wafer shape as well by shaping the dough into logs and chilling it before making 1/4-inch-thick slices.

— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Ten days after Guthrie was reported missing, the FBI released chilling doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside her home on the morning of her disappearance.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 2 July 2026

Definition of chilling

Verb

Testimony in the criminal trial of Johnson County Sheriff Adam King wrapped up its second week with prosecutors resting their case against him.

— Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Research shows that quality sleep and regular exercise both can benefit heart rate variability as well as resting heart rate in healthy adults.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026