bumping
Colliding with repeatedly
Bumping is the present participle of bump, covering both physical collision and figurative displacement.
You might be bumping into walls in the dark, bumping into old friends at the store, or getting bumped from an overbooked flight.
In online forums, bumping a thread means posting to push it back to the top of the list.
As an adjective, bumping describes something lively or excellent: The party was bumping.
Applying force to move
- shovingPushing with force
- nudgingLight push to prompt
- elbowingPushing with bent arm
- crowdingExcessive gathering in limited space
bustling · squeezing · brushing · knocking · shouldering · barging · pressing · cramming
Forceful contact or consequence
- crashSudden violent impact
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- rear-endButtocks or tail collision
sideswipe · jolt · dent · whiplash · shunt · prang · crumple · airbags
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- pulseArterial blood throb
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
tempo · hip-hop · funk · reggae · syncopation · subwoofer · thumping · club
Dull impact noise
Improving to superior version
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- promotingActively supporting or furthering
raising · upping · escalating · moving up · first class · priority · queue jumping · leap-frogging
pushing
Applying force to move
crowding · bustling · squeezing · brushing · knocking · shouldering · barging · pressing · cramming · hustling
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
- crashSudden violent impact
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- accidentUnintended harmful event
rear-end · sideswipe · jolt · dent · whiplash · shunt · prang · crumple · airbags · totaled
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
rhythm · tempo · hip-hop · funk · reggae · syncopation · subwoofer · thumping · club · speakers
thud
Dull impact noise
bang · tap · rap · clatter · pound · whack · smack · slam · bonk · drumming
upgrading
Improving to superior version
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- boostingIncreasing force or level
promoting · raising · upping · escalating · moving up · first class · priority · queue jumping · leap-frogging · fast-tracking
- road ragetailgating, honking, cutting off, brake checking, middle finger
- shovingpushing, shoving, jostling, elbowing, shouldering
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- youth volleyballyouth volleyball, junior leagues, volleyball camps, youth tournaments, recreational leagues
- contacttouch, grasp, hold, grab, embrace
- locks and keyspadlock, deadbolt, master key, skeleton key, keyhole
bumpingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
securing · guaranteeing · booking · reserving · accommodating
- chest bumpingCelebratory frontal collision
- fist bumpingKnuckle-to-knuckle greeting gesture
- bumping and grindingSexually suggestive dancing
- bumping offMurdering, informally
- bumping into things
- bumping ugliesCrude intercourse slang