bumming (out)

present participle of bum (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumming (out)
Verb
  • In one scene where Khadijah sits in the back with the luggage, there's a comment made about something weighing down the car.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lindenmeyer hugged the dancer before getting down on one knee.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In an update video, Lindsay shared photos from her engagement, with her fiance getting down on one knee by the water—and from their engagement party, where Beau was, naturally, a guest of honor.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The plan keeps international credits out of the EU Emissions Trading System, avoiding the risk of depressing carbon prices for European industry.
    María Mendiluce, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The very worst position as an individual farmer is to have a poor crop in a year when yields are high nationally, depressing prices.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This willingness of the AI to heap praise and act as a sycophant has worrying consequences for the populace as a whole.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, Federal Reserve policymakers have already started worrying about the housing market.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The news was saddening for Jewell — but also alarming for the defense.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Issues concerning the family, finances and health are all immediate needs that can be overwhelming to both the inmate and their family members.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These matters concerning candidate quality are nothing new.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Bumming (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumming%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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