bump around

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving clumsily or aimlessly, often hitting obstacles, or to describe a process of trial and error.

ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения неуклюжего или бесцельного передвижения, часто с ударами о препятствия, или для описания процесса проб и ошибок.esVerbo frasal que se usa para indicar un movimiento torpe o sin rumbo, a menudo chocando con obstáculos, o para describir un proceso de prueba y error.frVerbe à particule désignant un déplacement maladroit ou sans but, souvent accompagné de heurts contre des obstacles, ou le fait de tâtonner par essais et erreurs.dePhrasal verb für ungeschicktes oder zielloses Herumfahren oder Herumgehen, oft mit Anstoßen an Hindernisse, oder für das Vorgehen durch Versuch und Irrtum.ptVerbo frasal usado para indicar um movimento desajeitado ou sem rumo, frequentemente batendo em obstáculos, ou para descrever um processo de tentativa e erro.zh动词短语，指笨拙地或漫无目的地移动，常伴有碰撞障碍物；也指通过反复尝试和犯错来摸索。arفعل مركب يدل على التحرك بتردد أو بغير هدف واضح مع الاصطدام بالأشياء، أو على تجربة أمور مختلفة عن طريق الخطأ والمحاولة.

1. Move clumsily or noisily informal

   To move in a clumsy, unsteady, or noisy manner, often hitting things.

   • The kids were bumping around in the attic all afternoon.
   • He bumped around the dark room, looking for the light switch.
   • The old car bumped around on the rough dirt road.

   ruГромыхатьesmoverse torpementefrse déplacer en cognantdeHerumstolpernptFazer barulho ao se moverzh笨拙地移动arالتخبّط والاصطدام بالأشياء

   Synonyms: bargeblunderbumbleclatterlurchstumble

   Antonyms: flowglidesmooth

2. Travel without a fixed plan informal

   To travel or move from place to place without a specific destination or schedule.

   • We spent the summer bumping around Europe with no itinerary.
   • After college, he bumped around the country for a few years.
   • They just bumped around the city, exploring random streets.

   ruПутешествовать без планаesviajar sin plan fijofrvoyager sans itinéraire fixedeOhne festen Plan reisenptViajar sem plano fixozh漫无目的地旅行arالسفر دون خطة

   Synonyms: driftgadgallivantknock aboutmeandermoochrambleroamtraipsewander

   Antonyms: remainsettlestay

• bumped around past participle
• bumped around past simple
• bumping around present participle
• bumps around third person singular

Base verb: bump