bump around

• Verbe 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.

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

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Move clumsily or noisilyinformal

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

   se déplacer en cognant

   • 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.

   Synonymesbargeblunderbumbleclatterlurchstumble

   Antonymesflowglidesmooth

2. Travel without a fixed planinformal

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

   voyager sans itinéraire fixe

   • 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.

   Synonymesdriftgadgallivantknock aboutmeandermoochrambleroamtraipsewander

   Antonymesremainsettlestay

Verbe de basebump