clumping

Questions about clumping

What does clumping mean?

clumping means "the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface".

How many syllables are in clumping?

clumping has 2 syllables: clum-ping. The stress falls on "clum". In IPA it is /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/.

What is another word for clumping?

Close synonyms include clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clunking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clumping a common word?

clumping is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.