English Explanatory Dictionary

galumph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph.
  2. (of a seal) To move across land by undulating the body.

Pronunciation

gəlŭmf' /ɡəˈlʌmf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-galumph.wav

Word forms

galumph galumphs galumphing galumphed

Etymology

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

Derived words

galumpher galumphingly
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