Meaning of bumpity | Babel Free

Definitions

Nonce variation of the word bump, usually indicating the sound of someone or something tumbling down an uneven surface, or traveling on a rough road.

Examples

“"There he goes!" cried his delighted master, throwing down the poker and snapping his fingers in an ecstasy — "Bumpity bump! bumpity bump! Hope⟳ he won't stop⟳ at the landing-place — no — off again! All stone steps!”

“Daria closed her eyes, exhaling slow smoke⟳ through her nostrils, listening to the bumpity sound⟳ of wheels on the polished cobblestone unevenness of the street.”

“The rhythmic bumpity, bumpity, bumpity bump of a pissed academic with arthritic knees falling down the stairs, ricocheting between wall and banister as he went.”

“Bang, bang, bumpity bump, I hear⟳ as spruce cones fall⟳ on the metal roofing of my woodshed.”

“"I've always wanted romance, and I realized I'd had it with her. It made my heart go all bumpity-bump. Then she called me her light⟳, and that was that."”

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