Thesaurus results for CLOMP

clomp

verb

Definition of clomp

as in to stomp

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Recent Examples of clomp During a quiet moment, Mangione spun in his seat at the sound of clomping heels when two young women entered and took their seats in a row reserved for spectators. — Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2025 Its buoyant drums clomping beneath equally rambunctious guitar riffs hit like a scientific fact. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025 These days, though, there’s no need to clomp around in heels. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 July 2025 Inspired by the artifice of playthings, Jacobs turned to 1960s paper dolls last February, and this season opened the door to the dollhouse once again with clownish, clomping platform heels that forced his models to walk with a Barbie-like gait. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for clomp

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Verb

Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving.

— qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
As a result, the Great Lawn had to be shut down two months ealier for repairs and resodding after tens of thousands of concertgoers stomped it into a muddy mess.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of stomp

Verb

The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs — both gearing up for the playoffs during the final weekend of the regular Major League Baseball season — had to shuffle the schedule for their three-game series.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
The longtime headquarters of CBS News’s most hallowed properties—60 Minutes and Inside Edition—was recently hollowed out in a Paramount acquisition that saw personalities and producers shuffled to a center across the street.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffle

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Lockdown and active shooter simulations look and feel very different, though people often lump the two practices together.

— Emily Greene-Colozzi, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
Barca’s debt figure is often exaggerated in some circles, with the club’s total liabilities lumped together in a manner not seen elsewhere.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lump

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Another way in which people’s carbon footprints become especially galumphing is through air travel, notably in first class.

— The Economist, The Economist, 28 Dec. 2019
There used to be campus dogs galumphing around the quad, fat on a diet of student pizza and potato chips.

— Beth Thames , al, 30 Oct. 2019

Definition of galumph

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This explains why the isotopes are so well mixed rather than clumped, and also tells us that Bennu's parent probably formed not long after Jupiter did.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Keep the package sealed after each use to prevent sheets from clumping or breaking down early.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of clump

Verb

Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of tramp

Verb

Before Quenneville arrived, the Ducks stumbled through a franchise-record seven straight losing seasons.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Early in the book, there’s a disturbing scene in which Cathy’s mother stumbles upon a half naked 10-year-old Cathy lying on the floor beneath two teenage boys.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

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