ga·lumph

verb

/ɡəˈlʌmf/

[intransitive] (informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they galumph	/ɡəˈlʌmf/ /ɡəˈlʌmf/
he / she / it galumphs	/ɡəˈlʌmfs/ /ɡəˈlʌmfs/
past simple galumphed	/ɡəˈlʌmft/ /ɡəˈlʌmft/
past participle galumphed	/ɡəˈlʌmft/ /ɡəˈlʌmft/
-ing form galumphing	/ɡəˈlʌmfɪŋ/ /ɡəˈlʌmfɪŋ/

+ adv./prep. to move in a heavy, careless or noisy way笨拙（或懒散）地挪动；脚步声嘈杂地行进
- Who’s that galumphing around upstairs?楼上那个蹦蹦跳跳的是谁？
Word Origin1871 (in the sense ‘prance in triumph’): coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; perhaps a blend of gallop and triumph.