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schlumping

schlumping is the present participle and gerund of schlump.

Meaning of schlump

Verb

schlump (third-person singular simple present schlumps, present participle schlumping, simple past and past participle schlumped)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To move in a heavy, lazy or slovenly way.
    • After years of wearing her hair in braids and schlumping down Seventh Avenue all covered up in padded coats, sweaters, and undies, Wally reinvented herself as a hot tamale with a mane of wild ringlets and a Coca-Cola—shaped bod.2010, Jenyne M. Raines, Beautylicious!: The Black Girl's Guide to the Fabulous Life, Crown, →ISBN, page 98

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Questions about schlumping

What is schlumping the present participle and gerund of?
Schlumping is the present participle and gerund of schlump.

Words near schlumping in the dictionary

  1. schlump
  2. schlumped
  3. schlumpier
  4. schlumpiest
  5. schlumpiness
  6. schlumping
  7. schlumps
  8. schlumpy
  9. schlup
  10. schlupped
  11. schlupping

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