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clumpful

clumpful noun: a quantity that makes up a clump.

Noun

clumpful (plural clumpfuls)

  1. A quantity that makes up a clump.
    • When Pinion or Linnora found a clumpful of suitable spruce twigs, they journeyed back and forth at two- or three-minute intervals.1968, Les Whitten, Pinion, the golden eagle, page 102
    • Whinnying it went to a stand of sweet grass ang began pulling them out by the clumpful.1978, Melanie V. Talag, The Sanchezes of Old Manila: A Historical Novel Set in the 1890's

Examples of clumpful in a sentence

  • I ducked and slipped, but grabbed a clumpful of grass to stop myself.1983, Mary Pope Osborne, Run, Run, As Fast As You Can, page 56:
  • She ground up against the bank on one side before mounting it on the other, removing whole clumpfuls of delicate wild flowers in the process.2011, Josie Dew, Slow Coast Home: 5,000 miles around the shores of England and Wales:

Forms of clumpful

pluralclumpfuls

Origin of clumpful

From clump + -ful.

Questions about clumpful

What does clumpful mean?
Clumpful means a quantity that makes up a clump.
How do you use clumpful in a sentence?
I ducked and slipped, but grabbed a clumpful of grass to stop myself.
What part of speech is clumpful?
Clumpful is a noun.
What is the plural of clumpful?
The plural of clumpful is clumpfuls.

Words near clumpful in the dictionary

  1. clumpered
  2. clumpering
  3. clumpers
  4. clumpet
  5. clumpets
  6. clumpful
  7. clumpfuls
  8. clumpier
  9. clumpiest
  10. clumpified
  11. clumpifies

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