clump
verb/klʌmp/
/klʌmp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they clump | /klʌmp/ /klʌmp/ |
| he / she / it clumps | /klʌmps/ /klʌmps/ |
| past simple clumped | /klʌmpt/ /klʌmpt/ |
| past participle clumped | /klʌmpt/ /klʌmpt/ |
| -ing form clumping | /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (especially British English) to put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk
- The children clumped down the stairs.
- [intransitive, transitive] clump (together) | clump A and B (together) to come together to form a tight group; to be brought together to form a tight group
- Galaxies tend to clump together in clusters.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe; related to club ‘to hit someone with a stick or heavy object’.
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