clomp
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clomp
- /klɒmp/ UK
- /klɑmp/ US
Rhymes with -ɒmp
Where it comes from
Probably onomatopoeic or a variant of clump (“walk heavily and clumsily”), itself also onomatopoeic or perhaps from the notion of walking in clumps, from Dutch klomp (“clump, mass, wooden shoe”).
noun clomps
- The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. There was just a pause in the clomps, then Bill's boots went on toward the house.
verb clomps · clomping · clomped · klomp
- To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs. […] 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; […]
- To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound. When Sarah pointed at the door, Thea took a few steps toward it, clomping her feet with each stride.
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verb To walk heavily or clumsily
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Talk about this word "clomp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clomp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clomp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clomp "clomp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clomp.Cite this
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title = {clomp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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