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clomp.

The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/klɒmp/Received-Pronunciation/klɑmp/General-American
  1. The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.

Where this word comes from

Probably onomatopoeic or a variant of clump (“walk heavily and clumsily”), itself also onomatopoeic or perhaps from the notion of walking in clumps, from Dutch klomp (“clump, mass, wooden shoe”).

verb/klɒmp/Received-Pronunciation/klɑmp/General-American
  1. To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.

    intransitive
  2. To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Probably onomatopoeic or a variant of clump (“walk heavily and clumsily”), itself also onomatopoeic or perhaps from the notion of walking in clumps, from Dutch klomp (“clump, mass, wooden shoe”).

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