ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Clumse

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈklʌms/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Clumse is a verb meaning (transitive) To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear.

Meaning

(transitive) To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear
  2. benumbed, as with cold
  3. idle; lazy; loutish
  4. A stupid fellow; numbskull
  5. (dialectal, Scotland) To die of thirst

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cloom, clod, clotter, clinch, becloud, clunch.

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