bumming

Example Sentences

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We had this life that was mainly just bumming around on your bike and drinking coffee.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023

“We grew up bumming on the lake and not taking showers and no TV and no internet,” Sweeney said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

The NFL has squeezed its overtime period from 15 minutes to 10, bumming out some.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

“She and I had been bumming around from shelter to shelter, but this is the place,” Summerfield said, calling it a “well-hidden secret” with wonderful staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2021

I thought maybe I might stop in a phone booth and give old Jane Gallagher a buzz before I started bumming my way west, but I wasn't in the mood.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger