as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Recent Examples of clumping
Lauren O'Connor, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Don’t shake the spices out of their container directly into a bubbling pot—you’ll expose them directly to steam and promote clumping.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
This plug design prevents the palladium from shrinking or clumping at high heat—the degradation that limits conventional films.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Taking the powder straight up might also mean some clumping around the gums, which can only help with absorption and increase benefits.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
There is less clumping with water containing a little starch, like water in which pasta has been cooked.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Ash retains moisture, which can lead to corrosion or clumping in the base of the grill.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ginger may also support healthy blood flow by reducing platelet aggregation (the clumping of blood cells that can constrict blood flow, leading to blood clots).
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Don’t shake the spices out of their container directly into a bubbling pot—you’ll expose them directly to steam and promote clumping.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
This plug design prevents the palladium from shrinking or clumping at high heat—the degradation that limits conventional films.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
And, through it all, the objects with mass and/or energy in the Universe gravitate, clumping and clustering together to form a great cosmic web.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Taking the powder straight up might also mean some clumping around the gums, which can only help with absorption and increase benefits.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
There is less clumping with water containing a little starch, like water in which pasta has been cooked.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Ash retains moisture, which can lead to corrosion or clumping in the base of the grill.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Generous clusters of aromatic flowers in lavender-blue, violet and purple grow on clumping plants to a height and girth of three feet.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumping
Verb
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The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.—
JASON FARAGO,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2017
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If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.—
Rebecca Kreston,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2016
Verb
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The sound of her stomping up the staircase causes her parents to share a look of weary consternation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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But only the faithful know everything about the Mushroom Kingdom’s shell-stomping messiah.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Add to that injuries and positional changes, and cohesion was gone.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition to military operations, Beijing would launch a campaign to weaken Taiwan’s internal cohesion and willingness to resist.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Footage of a father stumbling around, apparently carrying the headless body of his baby?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Remaining unclaimed playoff spots The final two playoff spots in the Western Conference are up for grabs, with FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes all stumbling towards the finish line.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following a trip to New York City with her biological bestie in October 2025, Tamera said that their bonding time was magical.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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Men often form musical identities earlier, driven by independence and peer bonding.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Clumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clumping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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