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clomped

clomped is the simple past and past participle of clomp.

Meaning of clomp

Verb

clomp (third-person singular simple present clomps, present participle clomping, simple past and past participle clomped)

  1. (intransitive) To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.
    • […] so having smoothed my hair as well as I could, and repeatedly twitched my obdurate collar, I proceeded to clomp down the two flights of stairs, philosophizing as I went; […]1847, Acton Bell (pseudonym; Anne Brontë), Agnes Grey: A Novel, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, publisher, 72, Mortimer St., Cavendish Sq., →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound.
    • When Sarah pointed at the door, Thea took a few steps toward it, clomping her feet with each stride.2010, Amanda Cabot, Scattered Petals: A Novel (Texas Dreams; book 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN, page 47

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Questions about clomped

What is clomped the simple past and past participle of?
Clomped is the simple past and past participle of clomp.

Words near clomped in the dictionary

  1. clomiphenes
  2. clomipramine
  3. clomocycline
  4. clomoxir
  5. clomp
  6. clomped
  7. clomper
  8. clompers
  9. clomping
  10. clompingly
  11. clompings

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