Lumpy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

like or containing small sticky lumps

having lumps; not smooth and even in texture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌmpi/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌmpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌmpi/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈʌmpi/.

Examples

the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough
lumpy gravy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chunky

Parts of Speech

adjective	like or containing small sticky lumps “the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough”
adjective	having lumps; not smooth and even in texture “lumpy gravy”

Word Forms

chunk	noun	a compact mass
lump	noun	a large piece of something without definite shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klumpig

wie kleine klebrige Klümpchen oder solche, die sie enthalten

🇫🇷French

grumeleux

ressemblant ou contenant de petits morceaux collants

🇪🇸Spanish

aterronado

como o que contiene pequeños grumos pegajosos

🇮🇹Italian

grumoso

simili o contenenti piccoli grumi appiccicosi

🇳🇱Dutch

klonterig

zoals of met kleine kleverige klontjes

🇵🇹Portuguese

grumoso

como ou contendo pequenos pedaços pegajosos

🇷🇺Russian

комковатый

похожие на небольшие липкие комочки или содержащие их

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गांठदार

छोटी चिपचिपी गांठों जैसा या युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

গলদা

ছোট আঠালো গলদ মত বা ধারণকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டியான

போன்ற அல்லது சிறிய ஒட்டும் கட்டிகள் கொண்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముద్దగా

వంటి లేదా చిన్న అంటుకునే ముద్దలు కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

ढेकूळ

जसे किंवा लहान चिकट ढेकूळ असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગઠ્ઠો

જેમ કે નાના સ્ટીકી ગઠ્ઠો ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುದ್ದೆಯಾದ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಿಗುಟಾದ ಉಂಡೆಗಳಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിണ്ഡമുള്ള

ചെറിയ ഒട്ടിപ്പിടിക്കുന്ന പിണ്ഡങ്ങൾ പോലെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਮੀ

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਛੋਟੇ ਸਟਿੱਕੀ ਗੰਢਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

گانٹھ

جیسے یا چھوٹے چپچپا گانٹھوں پر مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

块状的

类似或含有小粘块

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴツゴツした

小さな粘着性の塊のような、またはそれを含む

🇰🇷Korean

울퉁불퉁한

작은 끈적끈적한 덩어리와 같거나 함유되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vón cục

giống hoặc chứa các cục dính nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นก้อน

เหมือนหรือมีก้อนเหนียวเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kental

seperti atau mengandung gumpalan kecil yang lengket

🇵🇭Filipino

bukol

tulad o naglalaman ng maliliit na malagkit na bukol

🇲🇾Malay

berketul-ketul

seperti atau mengandungi ketulan melekit kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محفر

مثل أو تحتوي على كتل لزجة صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

توده ای

مانند یا حاوی توده های چسبنده کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

topaklı

küçük yapışkan topaklar gibi veya bunları içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּקָס

אוהב או מכיל גושים דביקים קטנים

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