have been clumping

Present perfect progressiveconjugation ofclump.There are other translations for this conjugation.

clump

el grupo

amontonar

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “clomp” in the senses shown in 4) and 7).

clump(

kluhmp

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (group)

a. el grupo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Do you see that clump of trees on top of that hill over there?¿Ves ese grupo de árboles en la cima de aquella colina?

2. (botany)

a. la mata

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

It was tough going underfoot because of the clumps of plants.Las matas de plantas hacían difícil caminar por ese terreno.

3. (lump)

a. el terrón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The plow had passed through the field, leaving great clumps.El arado había pasado por el campo dejando grandes terrones.

4. (sound)

a. el ruido

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Pepa heard the clump of boots on the stairs, then the doorbell rang.Pepa oyó el ruido de botas en las escaleras, luego sonó el timbre.

5. (mass of no particular shape)

a. el grumo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Break the clumps of dirt in the flowerpot with your hand.Rompe los grumos de tierra de la maceta con la mano.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to cause to form clumps)

a. amontonar

Don't clump all the plants in one corner. Space them out evenly.No amontones todas las plantas en un rincón, espácialas uniformemente.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to walk heavily)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Bruno closed the door and clumped off down the corridor.Bruno cerró la puerta y se fue por el pasillo a pisotones.

We could hear people clumping around in the apartment upstairs.Oíamos las fuertes pisadas de la gente del departamento de arriba.

8. (to form clumps)

a. aglutinarse

Mascara is no good if it clumps. It needs to separate the lashes.La máscara de pestañas no sirve si se aglutina, tiene que separar las pestañas.

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Participles

Present:	clumping
Past:	clumped

Indicative of "clump"

	Present	Past	Future
I	clump	clumped	will clump
you	clump	clumped	will clump
he/she	clumps	clumped	will clump
we	clump	clumped	will clump
you	clump	clumped	will clump
they	clump	clumped	will clump