clump
noun
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
clumpy
-
a word derived from
clump.
Example Sentences
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Cook them for longer than three minutes and they become mushy and clumpy.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
It can be too runny, too clumpy, too salty, not salty enough, burned, sticky and, frankly, not very good at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
“The rice had that lovely coating of slickness. Not clumpy or wet,” Pang said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
The universe is already less clumpy than Lambda-CDM predicts, she notes, and early dark energy doesn’t make that problem much worse.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 31, 2023
And to say nothing of our hair, which was not only wet but thick and clumpy with dirt residue from the river water.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
