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ga·lumph

(gə-lŭmf′)

intr.v. ga·lumphed, ga·lumph·ing, ga·lumphs

To move or run clumsily or heavily.

[Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem "Jabberwocky" in Through the Looking-Glass, perhaps as a blend of gallop and triumph.]

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galumph

(ɡəˈlʌmpf; -ˈlʌmf)

(intr) informal to leap or move about clumsily or joyfully

[C19 (coined by Lewis Carroll): probably a blend of gallop + triumph]

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ga•lumph

(gəˈlʌmf)
v.i.

to move along heavily and clumsily.

[1872; perhaps b. gallop and triumph]

galumph

Past participle: galumphed
Gerund: galumphing

Imperative
galumph
galumph

Present
I galumph
you galumph
he/she/it galumphs
we galumph
you galumph
they galumph

Preterite
I galumphed
you galumphed
he/she/it galumphed
we galumphed
you galumphed
they galumphed

Present Continuous
I am galumphing
you are galumphing
he/she/it is galumphing
we are galumphing
you are galumphing
they are galumphing

Present Perfect
I have galumphed
you have galumphed
he/she/it has galumphed
we have galumphed
you have galumphed
they have galumphed

Past Continuous
I was galumphing
you were galumphing
he/she/it was galumphing
we were galumphing
you were galumphing
they were galumphing

Past Perfect
I had galumphed
you had galumphed
he/she/it had galumphed
we had galumphed
you had galumphed
they had galumphed

Future
I will galumph
you will galumph
he/she/it will galumph
we will galumph
you will galumph
they will galumph

Future Perfect
I will have galumphed
you will have galumphed
he/she/it will have galumphed
we will have galumphed
you will have galumphed
they will have galumphed

Future Continuous
I will be galumphing
you will be galumphing
he/she/it will be galumphing
we will be galumphing
you will be galumphing
they will be galumphing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been galumphing
you have been galumphing
he/she/it has been galumphing
we have been galumphing
you have been galumphing
they have been galumphing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been galumphing
you will have been galumphing
he/she/it will have been galumphing
we will have been galumphing
you will have been galumphing
they will have been galumphing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been galumphing
you had been galumphing
he/she/it had been galumphing
we had been galumphing
you had been galumphing
they had been galumphing

Conditional
I would galumph
you would galumph
he/she/it would galumph
we would galumph
you would galumph
they would galumph

Past Conditional
I would have galumphed
you would have galumphed
he/she/it would have galumphed
we would have galumphed
you would have galumphed
they would have galumphed

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Verb

galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen"

bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

galumph

verb

To move heavily:

clump, hulk, lumber, lump, stump.

Translations

procedere pesantemente

galumph

[gəˈlʌmf] VI (hum) → brincar alegre pero torpemente, brincar como un elefante contento

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galumph

vi (inf) → trapsen (inf)

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Back in the present, when Davey finally galumphs downstairs, he sometimes finds me smiling at him instead of yelling.

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