clomp

American  

[klomp] / klɒmp /

verb (used without object)

1. clump.

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clomp British  

/ klɒmp /

noun

1. a less common word for clump clump

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Explanation

When you clomp, you walk heavily and noisily, as if you were wearing a big pair of boots. A little boy wearing his mom's shoes will clomp around the kitchen enjoying the sound he makes. People in work boots clomp around, and horses walking on a paved street also tend to clomp. If you leave your snowshoes on when you enter a quiet yoga studio, you'll be embarrassed at how loudly you clomp down the hall. Since the 1800's, clomp has been used to mean "to walk as with clogs." It's thought to be a variation on the word clump, which can mean "a lump of something," but also means "the sound of heavy footsteps."

Example Sentences

As the queen’s coffin — followed closely by the royal family, led by King Charles — passed by, the only noise was the distant thump of drumbeats and the clomp of horses’ hooves.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

On any fine weekend morning like that one, Vermont’s ski resorts are clamorous: Whirring chairs spin skiers uphill, snow-making machines hiss at the edge of the trail and booted visitors clomp into cafeterias.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

When my grandmothers visited, I would beg them to let me clomp around in their high heels, which they sweetly if probably rather worriedly indulged.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2020

Seeing self-conscious pups clomp around in teensy galoshes is the only good part about slushy late-winter days.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2018

She took the steps two at a time, her wooden wedges making a dull clomp to match my mood.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry