clumping
/ˈklʌmpɪŋ/
clumping is the present participle and gerund of clump.
Noun
clumping (plural clumpings)
- A clump or cluster.
- BMP-2 and BMP-4 also induce the expression of the neurotrophin receptor, TrkC, in cultured crest-derived cells and induce the cells to coalesce into ganglion-like clumpings.2006, Patrizia Ferretti, Andrew Copp, Cheryll Tickle, Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects
- The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
- Heavy backstair clumpings announce huge Ab, my negro paddler.1916, Nash Buckingham, De Shootinest Gent'man
Meaning of clump
Verb
clump (third-person singular simple present clumps, present participle clumping, simple past and past participle clumped)
- To form clusters or lumps.
- To gather in dense groups.
- To walk with heavy footfalls.
- To strike; to beat.
- There is his poor little cap hanging up on the door; and there on the table is the knife he chipped a piece out of through not minding the mark on the knife machine, and I clumped his head for him, poor lamb!1912, Mrs. Coulson Kernahan, The Go-Between, page 79
Forms of clumping
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Questions about clumping
- What does clumping mean?
- Clumping means a clump or cluster.
- What is clumping the present participle and gerund of?
- Clumping is the present participle and gerund of clump.
- What part of speech is clumping?
- Clumping is a noun.
- How do you pronounce clumping?
- Clumping is pronounced /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of clumping?
- The plural of clumping is clumpings.
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