All galumphing synonyms
gaΒ·lumph
G g adj galumphing
- bulky β Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- unwieldy β not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- ponderous β of great weight; heavy; massive.
- burdensome β If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- tiresome β causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job.
- inconvenient β not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- hefty β heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- leaden β inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
- massive β consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- unmanageable β that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- wearisome β causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
- weighty β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- cumbrous β cumbersome
- incommodious β inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.
- clunker β If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
- clunking β a hard hit, especially on the head.
- clunky β If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.
- unhandy β not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.
verb galumphing
- slog β to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
- shuffle β to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- trudge β to walk, especially laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
- waddle β to walk with short steps, swaying or rocking from side to side, as a duck.
- trundle β to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.
- bumble β to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- scuff β to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- tramp β to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.
- stamp β to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- limp β to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
- plod β to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- clomp β to walk heavily or noisily; clump
- lumber β timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- stomp β stamp (defs 1β3).
- barge β A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals.
- thump β a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
- hobble β to walk lamely; limp.
- thud β a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- clatter β If you say that people or things clatter somewhere, you mean that they move there noisily.
- galumph β to move along heavily and clumsily.
- lump β a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- clump β A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
- shamble β a shambling gait.
- clumsily β awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
adjective galumphing
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- clumsy β A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- embarrassing β Causing embarrassment.