Clomp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /klɒmp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clomp is a noun meaning The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
Meaning
The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.
- (transitive) To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound.
Example Sentences
There was just a pause in the clomps, then Bill's boots went on toward the house.
Amidst the clomps of oncoming horses, he could now hear men's low, conferring voices.
Ambrose laughed as he lurched backwards and then clomped with his gold-tipped walking stick to the bed.
[…] so having smoothed my hair as well as I could, and repeatedly twitched my obdurate collar, I proceeded to clomp down the two flights of stairs, philosophizing as I went; […]
Word Forms
- clomps
- clomping
- clomped
Synonyms for clomp
Depending on context, synonyms include clump.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clump, clip-clop, clop, clumping, clap, clopping.
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