to galumph
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9.9
- verb
- /ɡəˈlʌmf/
- Informal
:
moverse torpemente
- After the rain, the children galumphed through the puddles, laughing and splashing water everywhere.
- came galumphing
- went galumphing
- galumphing back
Examples
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"Do you think it's angry at us?" I turned to the beast that galumphed patiently after us.
Fiction book (1999) -
Why, right at this very minute, King Rayden is there on the road in front of us, galumphing around on that horse of his with his eyes peeled for a first view of the chimneys of Gepeth.
Fiction book (1995) -
Don't galumph, she says, steady.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pa yells them off, and they galumph over to the far south fence and stand there.
Fiction book (1998) -
Let him, and he would implant new parts and have you galumphing around forever.
Fiction book (1990) -
They shove, they galumph by with their feet and huge bags, in a way they would not to a person just standing there or sitting in a chair.
Blog text (2) -
She'll come galumphing back.
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For the war, we donned black leotards and galumphed across the stage; then we changed to purple and swept toward each other with elegance and grace; then we crumpled apart.
Fiction book (1998) -
The large dog galumphed through the garden, knocking over flower pots.
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He galumphed down the stairs, his heavy boots thudding against each step.
Synonyms
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4.0
Walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
45
3.8
To walk by dragging your feet along the ground
22
4.1
To walk with short steps and a clumsy side to side movement like a duck
18
5.4
To move in a clumsy, confused way
11
3.1
To walk with heavy noisy steps that make a loud sound
10
5.3
To walk with a soft, wet sucking sound through mud
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6.3
To walk with heavy noisy steps that make loud sounds
4
7.9
To walk awkwardly while dragging your feet
4
7.5
To walk with heavy, noisy steps that make a loud sound
4
5.5
To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired
2
5.9
To walk with heavy noisy steps that show effort or anger
2
4.9
To walk with heavy, clumsy, noisy steps
1
3.7
To move by dragging the feet and making soft noises
1
4.2
To move in a rough, unsteady way while being knocked or pushed
1
7.4
To walk through mud or water and make a splashing sound
To move slowly and awkwardly while carrying something heavy
To walk with an awkward, relaxed bounce
To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side
To walk in a wobbly way as if about to fall
To move unsteadily from side to side
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Galumph was invented by the writer Lewis Carroll as a playful mix of gallop ('to run fast') and triumph ('to show joy'), so the word feels like a loud, proud, heavy running. So, to galumph is to move in a clumsy, noisy way.