Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clumpful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clump-ful
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quantity that makes up a clump.

Example Sentences

"When Pinion or Linnora found a clumpful of suitable spruce twigs, they journeyed back and forth at two- or three-minute intervals."
"Whinnying it went to a stand of sweet grass ang began pulling them out by the clumpful."
"I ducked and slipped, but grabbed a clumpful of grass to stop myself."
"She ground up against the bank on one side before mounting it on the other, removing whole clumpfuls of delicate wild flowers in the process."

Etymology

From clump + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: clump

Inflected Forms

clumpfuls (plural)

Questions

What does clumpful mean?: A quantity that makes up a clump.
Where does clumpful come from?: From clump + -ful.

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