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What is the noun for bumpings?

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bump
  1. A light blow or jolting collision.
  2. The sound of such a collision.
  3. A protuberance on a level surface.
  4. A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
  5. One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind.
  6. (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
  7. The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
  8. (Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
  9. A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
  10. (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
  11. The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
  12. A coarse cotton fabric.
  13. A training match for a fighting dog.
  14. (snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
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  16. Examples:
    1. “Injuries were sustained, including a bump on the head of the crew's chief.”
      “A family friend on skis went over the bump and crashed into Jack after failing to spot him lying in the snow.”
      “With a violent bump against the door, enough to shake the cottage, the monster struck the panels before recoiling in savage surprise and rage.”
bumpee
  1. An airline passenger who is bumped to a later flight.
bumpiness
  1. The characteristic of being bumpy.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But a girl can handle the bumpiness of a breakup with style.”
      “Because of the bumpiness of the terrain, the body tends to move around more to absorb the shocks from the surface you're riding over.”
      “When we finally did descend, the bumpiness continued long after things should have been running smoothly.”
bumping
bumpage
  1. (informal) A bump or bumps.
bumps
bumpinesses
bumpings
  1. plural of bumping
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There was nothing to be seen, but he could hear loud thumpings and bumpings which seemed to come from the back of the house.”
bumpees
  1. plural of bumpee
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