clumping 1 of 2

noun

Definition of clumpingnext
as in agglutination

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clumping

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verb

present participle of clump
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots

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  1. agglutination
  2. shuffling
  3. cohesion
  4. stomping
  5. bonding
Noun
  • If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
  • Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.
    — JASON FARAGO, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
Definition of agglutination
Verb
  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    — Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffling
Noun
  • The team embodied a collaborative spirit where creativity and cohesion were instinctive, making the experience refreshingly effortless.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended the move, arguing that DEI initiatives undermine military cohesion and operational effectiveness.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of cohesion
Verb
  • After easily stopping Thanos and Nam-gyu from curb-stomping Ming-gyu at lunch, In-ho earns a lot of people’s respect.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In a similar vein, Malloy’s musical score is almost anonymously eclectic — wistful ballads, stomping pop, a smattering of EDM — but threaded through with enough strains of Russian folk and klezmer to suggest a sense of place.
    — Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stomping
Noun
  • Isn't the point of ritual sacrifice for it to be performed in front of adherents to the religion as a twisted bonding experience and proof of faith in the higher power?
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For Jaclyn, Laurie and Kate, their trip to The White Lotus is all about female bonding… but some of those bonds are about to break.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of bonding
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