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. stumbles
  6. flounders
  7. stamps
  8. lumps
Verb
  • If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Suddenly, the trees part and a Tyrannosaurus rex stomps into view.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Definition of stomps
Verb
  • On a cloudy-white Sunday morning in June, Joey Phelps shuffles into the familiar back pew of Yeakley Chapel, the small Methodist church that has been a part of his life for nearly 50 years.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2026
  • As though on cue, Wardrobe — my beloved, and giant, closet — shuffles over from the corner of my room, the mahogany wood groaning with the effort.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of shuffles
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  • Even the Sanitation Department is in on the planning because the garbage barges need to get out of the way.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026
  • Konsa pushes Mario Pasalic towards the front post, while O’Reilly barges Josip Stanisic in the opposite direction.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 June 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
  • But then our son stumbles into the room and burrows between us, his warmth radiating right alongside my light.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Let’s say Paul Simon, a curious man, stumbles upon your song and then reads this interview.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of stumbles
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • The Council's 20% test widens that gap and stamps it as compliant.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of stamps
Verb
  • Critics also say Horvath lumps together different types of ed tech and doesn’t grapple with research that supports moderate use of computers in school.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of lumps
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