Galumph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡəˈlʌmf/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Galumph is a verb meaning (intransitive) To move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph.
Meaning
(intransitive) To move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) (of a seal) To move across land by undulating the body.
Example Sentences
He instructed the taxi to wait and galumphed happily up.
The Wild Things are a triumph of stagecraft, and they galumph away with the show.
In 2024, we might occasionally raise an eyebrow at Eurovision’s galumphing attempts to keep pace with pop culture – a bit of awkward rapping here, a clumsily deployed trap beat there, […]
Lily's heart galumphed. This wasn't the same temp she'd bribed away yesterday. Something had gone haywire. She braced herself. Myra looked at the woman, then at Lily, who was suddenly busy with her stenography.
Word Forms
- galumphs
- galumphing
- galumphed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gallumph, clomp, blunder, trundle, wallop, gallop.
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