clomps

verb

present tense third-person singular of clomp
as in stomps

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clomps
  1. stomps
  2. shuffles
  3. barges
  4. clumps
  5. lumbers
  6. stumbles
  7. flounders
  8. stamps
Verb
  • Godzilla Minus Zero stomps into theaters in Japan on November 3 and in North America on November 6.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Joined by his crew, Shakur stomps him out before the stunned gamblers and boxing fans.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomps
Verb
  • My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The line shuffles forward quickly, and my heart knots in my chest as Heartfillers are dosed to each person up ahead.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffles
Verb
  • Our entry point is Sutskever, the low-EQ genius who barges into the office of Professor Geoffrey Hinton (Mark Rylance) as a 17-year-old undergraduate at the University of Toronto in the early aughts.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Keeley barges in, wanting £300,000 for a new locker room to which feminist Rebecca, despite her feminism, has to say no.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of barges
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  • Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of clumps
Verb
  • The big upgrade here is that ER 2 can process live video feeds from the robot’s cameras, allowing the system to track progress as the robot lumbers from one step to the next.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of lumbers
Verb
  • But here, too, Wladyka stumbles, opting for a comforting but pat ending about how dance and art enliven so many lives.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 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
Definition of stumbles
Verb
  • Henry, the principal owner, has made Kennedy the team spokesman and Kennedy said he’s not focused on his own job security as the organization flounders into obscurity.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of flounders
Verb
  • The guard stamps my name before shoving a copy of the week’s pamphlet in my hand.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For generations, athletes have been treated as if motherhood stamps their athletic identities with an expiration date.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of stamps
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“Clomps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clomps. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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