clump
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4.4
- noun
- /klʌmp/
:
golpe sordo
- The dress, when she found it, was pink, jumbled in the corner with half a dozen other garments, its soft fabric creased and dotted with greasy spots, a clump of dust clinging to the fold of the bodice.
- hear the clump
- go clump-clump
Examples
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She heard a loud clump as the heavy boxes were dropped onto the floor.
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The clump of footsteps echoed in the empty hallway.
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"Let's cut through." Temple was in the dining room when she heard the front door open and the clump of boots in the entry hall.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the silence of the still early morning, Mont could hear the clump of the heavy boots coming up the stairs.
Fiction book (1992) -
Here grew lichens, mosses, now and then a tussock of grass or a clump of dwarf willows.
Fiction book (1992) -
With a clump, he stumbled down the stairs, making the whole house shake.
Synonyms
81
2.2
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits or falls
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3.0
A heavy dull sound something makes when it hits a surface
16
2.9
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
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6.0
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits a hard surface
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8.5
A dull sound made when a heavy object hits something
1
7.9
A dull, heavy sound made when something hits another thing
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5.4
A heavy dull sound that a hard object makes when it is hit or dropped
A loud metallic sound like a clunk or thud
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clump for a heavy, dull sound copies the actual noise 'clump' made by a falling or hitting object, which is why we use it for the sound of a heavy impact.