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Clump vs Caking - What's the difference?

clump | caking |

As verbs the difference between clump and caking

is that clump is to form clusters or lumps while caking is .

As a noun clump

is a cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.

clump

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
  • A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
  • * Hawthorne
    • a clump of shrubby trees
  • A dull thud.
  • The compressed clay of coal strata.

    • Derived terms

    * clumpy

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form clusters or lumps
  • To gather into thick groups
  • To walk with heavy footfalls.

    • Derived terms

    * clump up

    References

    English onomatopoeias

    caking

    English

    Verb

    (head)