Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To walk heavily and noisily.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See clamp.

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  • noun the sound of feet hitting the ground loudly
  • verb intransitive to move, making loud noises with one's feet

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb walk clumsily

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Imitative.]

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onomatopoeia

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Examples

  • I kiss Bob and the kids good-bye, wish them a fun and safe day, and listen to them swish in their nylon shell pants and clomp in their heavy boots out the door.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

  • I kiss Bob and the kids good-bye, wish them a fun and safe day, and listen to them swish in their nylon shell pants and clomp in their heavy boots out the door.

    Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

  • Daniella Zalcman Here, fishermen in their cleated boots freely clomp around with heavy sleds in tow.

    Fishing on Ice 2011

  • At the top of the tunnel steps, I met Alton, making his way one clomp at a time.

    Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011

  • Each time she did, there was a muffled clomp and thin clouds of dust drifted away.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • At the top of the tunnel steps, I met Alton, making his way one clomp at a time.

    Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011

  • I hear his footsteps and decide to add that sound to the piece, and it's a good sound: the clomp, clomp, clomp that only thin soles over asphalt can give.

    Variation on a Variation of a Mode Sam Rasnake 2011

  • The fishermen in their cleated boots freely clomp around with heavy sleds in tow.

    Ice-Fishing Season Melts Away Joshua Robinson 2011

  • Each time she did, there was a muffled clomp and thin clouds of dust drifted away.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • The neighborhood is laced with miles of riding trails, and horses often clomp down the streets with their riders.

    Peacocks Are an Acquired Taste Some in California Don't Share 2010

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