clomp
clomp · clomps · clomped · clomping
stampfen
To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogsTo walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.
UK/klɒmp/US/klɑmp/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.
stampfen
walk clumsily
(transitive)To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
To walk heavily or clumsily:
Origin
Probably onomatopoeic or a variant of clump (“walk heavily and clumsily”), itself also onoProbably 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”).
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Forms
clomps, clomping, clomped, clompedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- walk clumsily:clump
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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