Meaning & use
galumph
To move in a clumsy, heavy, and noisy way.
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The puppy galumphed across the kitchen and knocked over a chair.
Tired hikers galumphed down the trail, too exhausted to lift their feet properly.
A note on using this word
Galumph was coined by Lewis Carroll and is used today mainly for humorous descriptions of clumsy movement.
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