Clumping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚbɹˌænd/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪlˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪlˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚbɹˌænd/.

Examples

The poets constellate in this town every summer
She bunched her fingers into a fist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bundle clunk constellate bunch up clippety-clop clopping clop plunk cluster clomp clunking clump bunch flock clip-clop

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
verb	come together as in a cluster or flock “The poets constellate in this town every summer”
verb	walk clumsily
verb	gather or cause to gather into a cluster “She bunched her fingers into a fist”

Word Forms

clump	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
clunk	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
plunk	noun	a hollow twanging sound
cluster	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
clustering	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
constellation	noun	a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
flock	noun	an orderly crowd
bunch	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
bundle	noun	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verklumpung

das Geräusch von Pferdehufen, die auf eine harte Oberfläche schlagen

🇫🇷French

agglomération

le bruit des sabots d'un cheval frappant sur une surface dure

🇪🇸Spanish

aglomeración

el sonido de los cascos de un caballo golpeando una superficie dura

🇮🇹Italian

agglomerazione

il rumore degli zoccoli del cavallo che colpiscono una superficie dura

🇳🇱Dutch

klonteren

het geluid van de hoeven van een paard die op een harde ondergrond slaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

aglomeração

o som dos cascos de um cavalo batendo em uma superfície dura

🇷🇺Russian

комкование

звук удара копыт лошади о твердую поверхность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

का एकत्रीकरण

किसी सख्त सतह पर घोड़े की टापों की आवाज़

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લમ્પિંગ

સખત સપાટી પર અથડાતા ઘોડાના ખૂરનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುದುರೆಯ ಗೊರಸು ಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੰਪਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੇ ਖੁਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结块

马蹄撞击坚硬表面的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

固まる

馬の蹄が硬い地面を叩く音

🇰🇷Korean

응집

말발굽이 딱딱한 표면에 부딪히는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vón cục

tiếng vó ngựa chạm vào bề mặt cứng

🇹🇭Thai

การจับกันเป็นก้อน

เสียงกีบม้ากระทบกับพื้นแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggumpal

suara tapak kuda yang membentur permukaan keras

🇲🇾Malay

bergumpal

bunyi tapak kaki kuda menghentak pada permukaan yang keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التكتل

صوت حوافر الحصان وهي تضرب على سطح صلب

🇮🇷Persian

کلوخه شدن

صدای برخورد سم اسب به سطح سخت

🇹🇷Turkish

topaklanma

atın toynaklarının sert bir yüzeye çarpma sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גושים

קול פגיעות פרסות סוס על משטח קשה

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