clumping — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A clump or cluster.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   BMP-2 and BMP-4 also induce the expression of the neurotrophin receptor, TrkC, in cultured crest-derived cells and induce the cells to coalesce into ganglion-like clumpings.

2. The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.

   Examples

   Heavy backstair clumpings announce huge Ab, my negro paddler.

Noun

1. the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

   Synonyms

   clip-clopclippety-clopclopcloppingclunking

   Broader terms

   sound