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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of galumph.

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Examples

  • The Danes galumphed down the stairs to be near her.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • The squad included Earl Barrett and Paul Warhurst, perhaps the fastest centre-back pairing there has ever been; the lethal Andy Ritchie and Denis Irwin, Manchester United players past and future; Mike Milligan, the captain and a wonderful all-purpose midfielder; Frankie Bunn, who whacked a double-hat-trick against Scarborough; and Holden, a Moneyballer's dream who galumphed down the left wing and sent over huge, booming crosses.

    How Oldham Athletic's pinch-me season won over a nation | Rob Smyth 2011

  • The Danes galumphed down the stairs to be near her.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • When I put Flint out the back door to relieve himself, Wizard galumphed along behind him, watched him, and then emptied himself just a few feet away.

    Born to Bark Stanley Coren 2010

  • He was not sleek and elegant because he was so large, and rather than bounding around, he sort of galumphed, his ears flapping like the wings of a bird.

    Born to Bark Stanley Coren 2010

  • He galumphed into sitting position on his board, making his own waves.

    Kook Peter Heller 2010

  • RP galumphed along gaily until she reached the shade of a small tree, where she planted herself and waited patiently for me.

    Archive 2009-05-01 1 Dinosaur 2009

  • It was violent, and it was nasty, and it galumphed right along.

    THE ANTHOLOGIST Nicholson Baker 2009

  • It was violent, and it was nasty, and it galumphed right along.

    THE ANTHOLOGIST Nicholson Baker 2009

  • RP galumphed along gaily until she reached the shade of a small tree, where she planted herself and waited patiently for me.

    A Moment 1 Dinosaur 2009

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