clump
/klʌmp/ verb C2- To form clusters or lumps.
- To gather in dense groups.
- To walk with heavy footfalls.
He/she/it clumps · Past clumped · Past participle clumped · -ing form clumping
Verb forms
- Base form
- clump
- He/she/it
- clumps
- Past
- clumped
- Past participle
- clumped
- -ing form
- clumping
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At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump of grass and asked, in a timid voice, “Are you sure he will not bite us?”
We found three or four grooms and idlers standing in the drive inspecting a bicycle which had been drawn out from a clump of evergreens in which it had been concealed.
Outside in the garden, which was full of mellow sunset light streaming through the dark old firs to the west of it, stood Anne and Diana, gazing bashfully at each other over a clump of gorgeous tiger lilies.
Making our way among the trees, we reached the lawn, crossed it, and were about to enter through the window when out from a clump of laurel bushes there darted what seemed to be a hideous and distorted child, who threw itself upon the grass with writhing limbs and then ran swiftly across the lawn into the darkness.
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