Synonyms of bumping

bumping

verb

present participle of bump

as in banging

to come into usually forceful contact with something

that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banging
• colliding
• slamming
• smashing
• crashing
• knocking
• ramming
• hitting
• thudding
• impinging
• impacting
• bashing
• swiping
• bouncing
• striking
• glancing
• scraping
• skipping
• pushing
• contacting
• brushing
• touching
• landing
• kissing
• sweeping
• ricocheting
• rebounding
• nudging
• jostling
• skimming
• shaving
• clunking
• caroming
• grazing
• pressing
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumping

Against this stripped down but still bumping backdrop, Christmas and Crack’s loose, witty braggadocio shines. — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026

In June, Luna hopped clumsily from one branch to another, bumping Sandy off her perch and sending her to a branch below. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Fears that the good times might be over slashed 15% from the share price and since then the shares have been bumping along the basement of a fall of about 35%. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

That leaves operators with very little room to keep bumping prices. — Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Traveling down conveyor belts, bumping around on baggage carts and in cargo holds, suitcases quickly pick up scuffs that can be hard to remove. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

And for everyone in the F1 paddock, there is now additional clarity on plans for the second half of the season heading into the summer break, while bumping the calendar back up to a provisional 23 races. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026

This can sometimes work against you, though, since bumping the front of the laptop can register as an input. — John Loeffler, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026

Pets and other animals accidentally start hundreds of home fires each year, often by knocking over candles, tipping space heaters or bumping stove knobs. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026