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galumph
[ guh-luhmf ]
/ gəˈlʌmf /
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verb (used without object)
to move along heavily and clumsily.
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Origin of galumph
1872; phonesthemic invention of Lewis Carroll, perhaps blend of gallop and triumphant
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How to use galumph in a sentence
Its subtitle — “Being American in the World We’ve Made” — suggests that influence only runs one way, that Americans go galumphing about the world while everyone else sits passively awaiting their fate.
A three-pronged examination into what happens to America next|Beverly Gage|June 11, 2021|Washington PostThe beachfront location would eliminate the daily drama of loading the car with two toddlers, two dogs, beach chairs, an umbrella and toy shovels, then circling for parking and galumphing to the shore laden with all our stuff.
Renting a vacation home for the first time? Don’t take anything for granted.|Candyce H. Stapen|April 22, 2021|Washington PostThe word galumph (which is now put as an ordinary word in English dictionaries) he made out of gallop and triumph.
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
British Dictionary definitions for galumph
galumph
/ (ɡəˈlʌmpf, -ˈlʌmf) /
verb
(intr) informal to leap or move about clumsily or joyfully
Word Origin for galumph
C19 (coined by Lewis Carroll): probably a blend of gallop + triumph
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