GALUMPHS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

galumphs

verb

present tense third-person singular of galumph

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us

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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

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Byron Nelson stumbles again Normally an area power, Trophy Club Byron Nelson is off to a rocky start.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Camp’s turn here as a kooky neighbor who stumbles into an unexpected romance is exactly the kind of role that gets a room talking (and laughing).

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stumbles

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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

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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
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

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