clumping

• Bruit sourd et répété, souvent produit par des pas lourds ou par les sabots d'un cheval frappant une surface dure. Action de former des amas ou des grumeaux.

A noun referring to the sound made by a horse's hooves striking a hard surface.

1. Sound of heavy stepsB2informal

   The sound made by heavy or solid objects, such as horse hooves or boots, hitting a hard surface.

   Bruit de pas lourds

   • The clumping of the horse's hooves echoed through the stable.
   • I could hear the clumping of boots on the wooden floor.
   • The clumping sound grew louder as the carriage approached.

   Synonymespoundingthudding

   Antonymesquietsilencestillness

• Verbe désignant le fait de marcher lourdement ou bruyamment, ou de former une masse ou un groupe compact.

A verb used to describe the act of walking heavily or noisily, or forming into a compact mass or group.

1. Walk heavilyB2informal

   To walk with a heavy, clumsy, or noisy step, often making a thudding sound.

   marcher lourdement

   • He clumped down the stairs in his heavy boots.
   • The horse clumped along the cobblestone street.
   • She clumped across the wooden floor, waking everyone up.

   Synonymesclomplumberplodstampstompstumpthumptrudge

   Antonymesglidepadpatterslinktiptoe

2. Gather into a clusterB2formal

   To come together or cause to come together in a tight group or mass.

   se regrouper en masse

   • The children clumped together in the corner of the room.
   • The wet sand clumped around her feet.
   • The data points clumped in the center of the graph.

   Synonymesaggregatebunchbundleclustercollectcongregategathergroup

   Antonymesdispersedividescatterseparatespread

3. Form a lump or massB2informal

   To cause something to form into a lump or thick mass.

   Former une masse

   • The flour clumped together when I added water.
   • Don't clump the clothes together; separate them by color.
   • The paint clumped on the brush, making it hard to apply.

   Synonymesagglomerateagglutinatebunchcakeclotclusterlump

   Antonymesdispersescatterseparatespread