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bumpings

/ˈbʌmpɪŋz/

bumpings is the plural of bumping.

Meaning of bumping

Noun

bumping (plural bumpings)

  1. The sound or action of a bump.
    • There was nothing to be seen, but he could hear loud thumpings and bumpings which seemed to come from the back of the house.1941, Gladys Mitchell, When Last I Died
  2. (physical) The violent boiling when a homogeneous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container

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Questions about bumpings

What is bumpings the plural of?
Bumpings is the plural of bumping.
How do you pronounce bumpings?
Bumpings is pronounced /ˈbʌmpɪŋz/.

Words near bumpings in the dictionary

  1. bumping one's gums
  2. bumping purses
  3. bumping uglies
  4. bumping up
  5. bumpingly
  6. bumpings
  7. Bumpit
  8. Bumpits
  9. Bumpitt
  10. bumpity
  11. bumpkin

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