galumph
[ guh-luhmf ]
/ gəˈlʌmf /
verb (used without object)
to move along heavily and clumsily.
Origin of galumph
1872; phonesthemic invention of Lewis Carroll, perhaps blend of
gallop and
triumphant
Words nearby galumph
Example sentences from the Web for galumphing
But the porcupines went on galumphing around us, and none of the collection seemed much disturbed.
The Tent Dwellers |Albert Bigelow PaineDown the drive ran Tony, with William galumphing beside him.
Jan and Her Job |L. Allen Harker
British Dictionary definitions for galumphing
galumph
/ (ɡəˈlʌmpf, -ˈlʌmf) /
verb
(intr) informal
to leap or move about clumsily or joyfully
Word Origin for galumph
C19 (coined by Lewis Carroll): probably a blend of
gallop +
triumph