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Other Words from clump
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Synonyms & Antonyms for clump
Synonyms: Noun
array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite
Synonyms: Verb
barge, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
Antonyms: Verb
breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
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Examples of clump in a Sentence
Noun
There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field. I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.Verb
The virus clumps the cells together. a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Angel hair, being spineless, clumps up in a disappointing tangle. — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appétit, "You Couldn’t Pay Me to Eat Angel Hair," 25 July 2019 Add essential oils and continue to stir as mixture cools to avoid clump. — Gemma Tarlach, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bounty of the bees extends far beyond honey for your tea - to lotions, balms and even drinks," 16 July 2019 Such donations include: Bleach Cat food Clorox wipes Dawn dish soap (blue) Dishwasher detergent Dog food Laundry detergent Non-clump cat litter For more information, visit www.indyvet.com. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Here's when pets can take their humans to IndyVet's Pet Carnival," 1 July 2019 Her lovely front yard offers a hint of what’s to come, most spectacularly in the form of a clump-style river birch with trunks as big around as beer barrels. — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, "Blundering Gardener: Highland Park gardener invites us into her own Shangri-la," 15 June 2019 These types of bumps or spots form when melanocytes, the skin cells that create melanin, clump together or grow in clusters rather than being spread out. — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, "12 Common Face 'Bumps' and How to Deal With Them," 31 May 2019 Treat these clumps with a post-emergence crab grass agent, applied two or three times over a seven-day stretch. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Get Rid of Lawn Weeds," 19 Apr. 2019 There were crimson stains on the white headboard in the guest room and clumps of dark hair stuck to a razor in the bathroom. — Marisa Gerber, latimes.com, "Graphic novelist sentenced to life in prison for 2016 torture and murder of his fiancee," 26 June 2018 The ‘clump traits together and give them a name’ strategy is fundementally [sic] flawed . . . — Alice Bolin, Longreads, "The Daughter as Detective," 26 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Serious misconduct has ensnared both major parties, but conduct hasn’t seemed to worsen over time: Unusually corrupt administrations have been spaced, not clumped. — James M. Banner Jr., Time, "Corruption, Cover-Ups and the Shocking Presidential History to Remember as Robert Mueller Testifies," 22 July 2019 Crow says that it is designed to be used to break up ingredients that may be clumping around the blade. — Becky Krystal, Twin Cities, "Puree, liquefy, crush: How to choose and use a blender," 18 July 2019 Its shell causes particles to clump together and settle to the bottom. — National Geographic, "How pigeons landed in cities, and more breakthroughs," 12 June 2019 Cells with the Arc gene crank out proteins that clump into capsids. — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, "State of Science: Neurons Are Surprising Researchers With Unexpected Abilities," 15 Jan. 2019 Hikers clumped near the cliff’s edge, capturing the scene with their camera phones. — oregonlive.com, "What’s wrong with this picture? Editor’s Notebook," 1 Aug. 2019 And that young star was still surrounded by bits of debris clumping together, smashing into one another, forming the planets. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "How Apollo moon rocks reveal the epic history of the cosmos," 15 July 2019 The choreography is certain fervent, although often clumped. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "‘Pride and Joy’ at Chicago Theatre: Marvin Gaye musical has little about the singer himself," 20 June 2019 Natarajan, a theoretical astrophysicist and professor at Yale University, creates maps of where dark matter is clumped and how dark energy stretches space. — Quanta Magazine, "An Astrophysicist Who Maps the Universe’s Terra Incognita," 4 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clump.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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