ga|lumph´ing|ly

ga|lumph´ing|ly
ga|lumph «guh LUHMF», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to gallop in a clumsy way: »

cows galumphing home.

2. to gallop, prance, or go in or as if in triumph: »

He left it dead and with its head He went galumphing back (Lewis Carroll).

–n.
an awkward person. Also, gallumph.
╂[(coined by Lewis Carroll), perhaps < gallop + triumph]
–ga|lumph´ing|ly, adverb.

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