1
: a group of things clustered together
a clump of bushes
2
: a compact mass
3
: a heavy tramping sound
clumped; clumping; clumps
: to arrange in or cause to form clumps
Examples of clump in a Sentence
Noun
There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.
I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.
Verb
The virus clumps the cells together.
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
The oversized brush grabs every lash for drama from root to tip, no clumps in sight.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 13 May 2025
Christopher Murray
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An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
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Noun
The city of almost 52,000, carved into discontinuous clumps by unincorporated land, straddles the Denton-Collin county line.
▪ Anna, also in Collin, is a 30 minute drive east of Celina.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
The oversized brush grabs every lash for drama from root to tip, no clumps in sight.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 13 May 2025
Verb
This pillow also specifically resists clumping due to the double types of fill.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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Medical Definition
clump
1 of 2 noun
: a clustered mass of particles (as bacteria or blood cells) compare agglutination
clump
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to form clumps
: to arrange in or cause to form clumps
the serum clumps the bacteria
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