clump
noun
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
had been clumping
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past perfect progressiveof clump.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The owner was absent on an errand, and his daughter, who had been clumping about the kitchen on my arrival, was uninstructed in the price marks.
From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks
