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bump one's gums

bump one's gums verb: to chatter or blather.

Verb

bump one's gums (third-person singular simple present bumps one's gums, present participle bumping one's gums, simple past and past participle bumped one's gums)

  1. (US, slang) To chatter or blather.
    • "Quit bumping your gums," X-Ray said, which was his way of telling Twitch to shut up.2003, Louis Sachar, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, page 64

Forms of bump one's gums

third-person singular presentbumps one's gums
present participlebumping one's gums
past participlebumped one's gums
pastbumped one's gums

Questions about bump one's gums

What does bump one's gums mean?
Bump one's gums means to chatter or blather.
What part of speech is bump one's gums?
Bump one's gums is a verb.
What is the past tense of bump one's gums?
The past tense of bump one's gums is bumped one's gums.

Words near bump one's gums in the dictionary

  1. bump n' grind
  2. bump nasties
  3. bump off
  4. bump on
  5. bump on the road
  6. bump one's gums
  7. bump purses
  8. bump stock
  9. bump stocks
  10. bump supper
  11. bump suppers

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