galumph

verb

ga·lumph gə-ˈləm(p)f How to pronounce galumph (audio)

galumphed; galumphing; galumphs

intransitive verb

: to move with a clumsy heavy tread

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Bump, thump, thud. There's no doubt about it—when someone or something galumphs onto the scene, ears take notice. Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass: "He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back." Carroll likely constructed the word by splicing gallop and triumphant (galumph did in its earliest uses convey a sense of exultant bounding). Other 19th-century writers must have liked the sound of galumph, because they began plying it in their own prose, and it has been clumping around our language ever since.

Example Sentences

I could hear him galumphing around in the attic. the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us

Recent Examples on the Web Another way in which people’s carbon footprints become especially galumphing is through air travel, notably in first class.

The Economist, 28 Dec. 2019 There used to be campus dogs galumphing around the quad, fat on a diet of student pizza and potato chips.

Beth Thames , al, 30 Oct. 2019 There are also stretches of galumphing humor that go on too long.

Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018 North Carolina’s Luke Maye launched it in desperation and off-balance, with all of the grace of a grandpa galumphing through a three-legged race.

Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2018 His margin may well have been provided by the FBI and U.S. intelligence establishment’s galumphing intervention in the Hillary Clinton email matter.

Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017 The problem for Besson's movie, besides the problems with the movie itself, is its late arrival, galumphing into theaters so many years after so many recyclers and copycats.

Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2017 See More

单词	galumphing
释义	galumph verb ga·lumph gə-ˈləm(p)f galumphed; galumphing; galumphs intransitive verb : to move with a clumsy heavy tread Did you know? Bump, thump, thud. There's no doubt about it—when someone or something galumphs onto the scene, ears take notice. Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass: "He left it dead, and with its head / He went galumphing back." Carroll likely constructed the word by splicing gallop and triumphant (galumph did in its earliest uses convey a sense of exultant bounding). Other 19th-century writers must have liked the sound of galumph, because they began plying it in their own prose, and it has been clumping around our language ever since. Synonyms barge clump flog [British] flounder lumber lump plod pound scuff scuffle shamble shuffle slog slough stamp stomp stumble stump tramp tromp trudge See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I could hear him galumphing around in the attic. the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us Recent Examples on the Web Another way in which people’s carbon footprints become especially galumphing is through air travel, notably in first class. The Economist, 28 Dec. 2019 There used to be campus dogs galumphing around the quad, fat on a diet of student pizza and potato chips. Beth Thames , al, 30 Oct. 2019 There are also stretches of galumphing humor that go on too long. Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018 North Carolina’s Luke Maye launched it in desperation and off-balance, with all of the grace of a grandpa galumphing through a three-legged race. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2018 His margin may well have been provided by the FBI and U.S. intelligence establishment’s galumphing intervention in the Hillary Clinton email matter. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017 The problem for Besson's movie, besides the problems with the movie itself, is its late arrival, galumphing into theaters so many years after so many recyclers and copycats. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2017 See More Word History Etymology perhaps blend of gallop entry 1 and triumphant Note: Coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lewis dodgson) in the poem "Jabberwocky" (1872), apparently in the sense "to march exultingly." First Known Use 1872, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition galumph verb ga·lumph gə-ˈləmf galumphed; galumphing : to move in a loud and clumsy way galumphing 1 of 2 adjective as in lumbering Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lumbering shambling shuffling wobbly lumpish lubberly ungainly gawky larruping unsteady uncoordinated klutzy wabbly clumsy graceless awkward gawkish Antonyms & Near Antonyms graceful coordinated lissom lithe lissome nimble light light-footed sure-footed light-foot See More galumphing 2 of 2 verb present participle of galumph as in shuffling to move heavily or clumsily the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us Synonyms & Similar Words shuffling stumbling stomping lurching shambling trudging lumbering plodding barging hauling floundering clumping tramping sloughing scuffling stumping slogging dragging tromping weaving lumping stamping scuffing pounding waddling staggering swaying blundering tottering flopping flogging doddering careening wobbling wabbling teetering reeling Antonyms & Near Antonyms sliding gliding waltzing coasting whisking floating hovering drifting hanging wafting breezing poising See More
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