Clumping

//ˈklʌmpɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A clump or cluster.

    "BMP-2 and BMP-4 also induce the expression of the neurotrophin receptor, TrkC, in cultured crest-derived cells and induce the cells to coalesce into ganglion-like clumpings."

  2. 2
    the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface wordnet
  3. 3
    The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.

    "Heavy backstair clumpings announce huge Ab, my negro paddler."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of clump form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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agglutinationclip-clopclippety clopclippety-clopclopclopping

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"There are measures you can take to mitigate clumping."

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