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单词 clomp
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clompn.

Forms: Also reduplicated clomp-clomp.
Etymology: < clomp v.: compare clamp n.4 and clump n. 1c.
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.

Etymology: Variant of < clamp v.3 or clump v.
colloquial (originally dialect).
To walk as with clogs.
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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).
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