Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clumping
1 sense of clumping
Sense 1
clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clunking, clumping -- (the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface)
=> sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clump
4 senses of clump
Sense 1
clop, clump, clunk, plunk -- (make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground)
=> sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")
Sense 2
cluster, constellate, flock, clump -- (come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer")
=> meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")
Sense 3
clump, clomp -- (walk clumsily)
=> walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
Sense 4
bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump -- (gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist")
=> form -- (assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads")