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galumph

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • gəlŭmf'
  • /ɡəˈlʌmf/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

(of a seal) To move across land by undulating the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

move around heavily and clumsily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jump, leap, bound, spring

History

Etymology

Back-formation from galumphing in Lewis Carroll's “Jabberwocky”.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: robben — (of a seal) to move across land by undulating the body