clumping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/

Verb

clumping

1. present participle and gerund of clump

Noun

clumping (plural clumpings)

1. A clump or cluster.
   • 2006, Patrizia Ferretti, Andrew Copp, Cheryll Tickle, Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects:

     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.
   • 1916, Nash Buckingham, De Shootinest Gent'man:

     Heavy backstair clumpings announce huge Ab, my negro paddler.

Derived terms

• anticlumping
• macroclumping
• microclumping
• nonclumping