Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clump
nounclumping (plural clumpings)
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clumping
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APA
clumping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumping
MLA
“clumping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clumping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumping.
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