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lumping

Syllables: lump·ing/ˈlʌmpɪŋ/

lumping adjective: bulky; heavy. Also the gerund of lump: the act or result of lump.

Adjective

lumping (comparative more lumping, superlative most lumping)

  1. Bulky; heavy.
    • a lumping great thing
    • VVilt thou purchaſe it Nic.? thou ſhalt have a lumping Pennyvvorth; nay, rather than vve ſhould differ, I'll give thee ſomething to take it off my Hands.1712, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], “The Discourse that Pass’d between Nic. Frog and Esquire South, which John Bull Overheard”, in Lewis Baboon Turned Honest, and John Bull...

Also used as

lumping is also the gerund of lump: the act or result of lump.

lumping is also the present participle and gerund of lump.

Forms of lumping

Adjective
comparativemore lumping
superlativemost lumping
Noun
plurallumpings

Origin of lumping

From lump + -ing.

Words formed from lumping

Phrases with lumping

Words that rhyme with lumping

Questions about lumping

What does lumping mean?
Lumping means bulky; heavy.
What part of speech is lumping?
Lumping is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lumping?
Lumping is pronounced /ˈlʌmpɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near lumping in the dictionary

  1. lumpier
  2. lumpiest
  3. lumpily
  4. lumpiness
  5. lumpinesses
  6. lumping
  7. lumping it
  8. lumping the lighter
  9. lumping together
  10. lumpingly
  11. lumpings

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