Bumping

/ˈbʌmp.ɪŋ/ verb

Hitting or colliding with something, or moving with repeated, heavy impacts.

From Middle English 'bumpen,' possibly imitative in origin, mimicking the sound of a dull collision. The -ing suffix creates the present participle form.

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