galumph
verb /ɡəˈlʌmf/
/ɡəˈlʌmf/
[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they galumph | /ɡəˈlʌmf/ /ɡəˈlʌmf/ |
| he / she / it galumphs | /ɡəˈlʌmfs/ /ɡəˈlʌmfs/ |
| past simple galumphed | /ɡəˈlʌmft/ /ɡəˈlʌmft/ |
| past participle galumphed | /ɡəˈlʌmft/ /ɡəˈlʌmft/ |
| -ing form galumphing | /ɡəˈlʌmfɪŋ/ /ɡəˈlʌmfɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to move in a heavy, careless or noisy way
- Who’s that galumphing around upstairs?
Word Origin1871 (in the sense ‘prance in triumph’): coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; perhaps a blend of gallop and triumph.