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bumps one's gums

bumps one's gums is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bumps one's gums

What is bumps one's gums the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bumps one's gums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bump one's gums.

Words near bumps one's gums in the dictionary

  1. bumps in the road
  2. bumps nasties
  3. bumps off
  4. bumps on
  5. bumps on the road
  6. bumps one's gums
  7. bumps purses
  8. bumps race
  9. bumps races
  10. bumps uglies
  11. bumps up

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