clump
noun
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
was clumping
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past progressiveof clump.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The man was clumping slowly along in his rubber boots; an old cap was slewed awry on his head, its peak drawn down over one ear.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
As she opened the squeaky screen-door he was clumping down the steps.
From In a Little Town by Rupert Hughes
