galumphingadjective
uk/ɡəˈlʌm.fɪŋ/us/ɡəˈlʌm.fɪŋ/UK informalmoving about or behaving in an awkward manner:
In his galumphing way he managed to wake the whole house on his return.
Her galumphing entry into the music business has annoyed many of the established stars.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the other idiom
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- slog
- squeeze
- stagger
- stumble
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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