单词 | clomp |
释义 | clompn. colloquial. A heavy tramping sound; a thud, as of a boot or clog brought firmly to the ground. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > sound of footsteps stepa1616 tramping1660 stump1690 tit-tat1699 treading1709–10 pad1879 plod-plodding1881 heels1883 flip-flop1889 clump1891 pid-pad1900 plod1902 clomp1912 1912 W. Deeping Sincerity xxix. 228 Heard the clomp of heavy feet and the growling of gruff voices. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiv. 253 But at this moment came a reassuring clomp-clomp of steel-nailed boots. 1983 G. Swift Waterland xxix. 181 He opens his door, enters. Clomp of his feet across the floorboards. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). clompv. colloquial (originally dialect). To walk as with clogs. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > heavily stamp1490 trample1530 tramp1570 stump1600 thump1604 clump1665 trape1706 pound1801 clamp1808 clomp1829 lump1861 tromp1892 stunt1901 stomp1919 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > sound of footsteps clomp1829 1829 J. Hunter Hallamshire Gloss. 23 A person wearing thick-soled shoes clomps as he walks, especially if on a wooden floor. 1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey ii. 27 I proceeded to clomp down the two flights of stairs. a1849 E. Elliott More Verse & Prose (1850) I. 67 To clomp in my clogs there. 1887 G. R. Sims Mary Jane's Mem. 28 Great big clomping boots. 1959 Listener 22 Jan. 159/1 Boys clomped through the streets with skis on their shoulders. 1978 J. Krantz Scruples v. 139 He clomped up the stairs to his apartment as noisily as possible. 1986 Washington Post 17 Feb. c7/1 The people..clomp through the man-eating plants carrying cave-man clubs and wearing helmets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1912v.1829 |
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