galumphed
Moved heavily, awkwardly
Galumphed is the past tense of galumph, meaning to move in a clumsy, heavy, or boisterous manner—part gallop, part triumphant thump.
Lewis Carroll coined the word in "Jabberwocky," and it has stuck around for its expressiveness: The dog galumphed across the yard to greet us.
The word suggests enthusiastic gracelessness rather than mere clumsiness.
Moved ponderously and awkwardly
- bumbledActed clumsily or ineptly
- blunderedMade a clumsy error
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
- stumbledLost balance while walking
shambled · plodded · trundled · clomped · staggered · lurched · waddled · tottered
Invented meaningless language
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- brilligInvented twilight hour
- slithyBlend of slippery-lithe
- mimsyUnhappy and weak
frabjous · vorpal · snicker-snack · portmanteau · neologism · whimsical · fantastical · invented
lumbered
Moved ponderously and awkwardly
stumbled · shambled · plodded · trundled · clomped · staggered · lurched · waddled · tottered · floundered
Jabberwocky
Invented meaningless language
mimsy · frabjous · vorpal · snicker-snack · portmanteau · neologism · whimsical · fantastical · invented · coined
romped
Played with wild energy
rollicked · gamboled · pranced · capered · bounced · stomped · charged · barreled · thundered · clattered