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Clomping vs Clumping - What's the difference?

clomping | clumping |

As verbs the difference between clomping and clumping

is that clomping is present participle of clomp while clumping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between clomping and clumping

is that clomping is the sound of walking with heavy footfalls while clumping is a clump or cluster.

clomping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
  • * 1974 , Anthony Burgess, Napoleon Symphony
    • There were whinnyings and clompings outside on the cobbles.

    clumping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clump or cluster.
  • * 2006 , Patrizia Ferretti, Andrew Copp, Cheryll Tickle, Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects
    • BMP-2 and BMP-4 also induce the expression of the neurotrophin receptor, TrkC, in cultured crest-derived cells and induce the cells to coalesce into ganglion-like clumpings .
  • The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
  • * 1916 , Nash Buckingham, De Shootinest Gent'man
    • Heavy backstair clumpings announce huge Ab, my negro paddler.