clump
noun
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
has clumped
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present perfectof clump (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Unlike the previous two approvals, this new therapeutic, named donanemab, targets amyloid beta only at a later stage when it has clumped together to form plaques.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
Aducanemab, for example, primarily binds to amyloid protein after it has clumped together.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 29, 2022
This could be evidence that fuel has clumped together into sufficiently large chunks to briefly restart nuclear reactions, says Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, a physicist at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California.
From Nature ● Apr. 6, 2011
Fafner has clumped off by himself with the gold, the Tarnhelm and the ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
