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bumping one's gums

bumping one's gums is the present participle and gerund of bump one's gums.

Meaning of bump one's gums

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

Questions about bumping one's gums

What is bumping one's gums the present participle and gerund of?
Bumping one's gums is the present participle and gerund of bump one's gums.

Words near bumping one's gums in the dictionary

  1. bumping and grinding
  2. bumping elbows
  3. bumping nasties
  4. bumping off
  5. bumping on
  6. bumping one's gums
  7. bumping purses
  8. bumping uglies
  9. bumping up
  10. bumpingly
  11. bumpings

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