Galumphed

/ɡəˈlʌmft/ verb

Definition

Past tense of galumph; moved in a clumsy, heavy, exaggerated manner.

Etymology

From galumph plus the regular past tense -ed ending. Follows standard English verb conjugation for this relatively modern word.

Kelly Says

The dinosaur in Toy Story literally galumphed across the room—the word is so vivid that screenwriters and comedians love using it to describe ungainly movement!

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