Meaning & use
galumphing
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Moving in a clumsy, heavy, noisy way.
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The puppy came galumphing across the lawn, ears flapping.
He went galumphing down the stairs, waking the whole house.
A note on using this word
The word was coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 poem 'Jabberwocky,' likely blending 'gallop' and 'triumphant,' and has since entered standard English usage.
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