noun / verb

clomp

KLOMP/klɑmp/

A heavy, loud footstep or walking with such steps.

The woman clomps across the wooden floor in bulky clogs.

A woman walks awkwardly across a wooden floor in bulky, rigid clogs, planting one foot heavily while lifting the other with an ungainly high knee.

Etymology

Clomp probably imitates the noise of heavy steps or is a variant of clump, meaning to walk heavily and clumsily. Its early description, “to walk as with clogs,” captures the noisy gait.

More examples

A loud clomp upstairs makes the dog bark.
The children clomp down the stairs on their way outside.
She tries to avoid clomping across the stage.

Forms

clomp · clomps · clomped · clomping

Similar words

stomp: Often suggests a deliberate, forceful step expressing anger.
tramp: Suggests sustained, heavy walking, often over a long distance.