Glump
/ɡlʌmp/noun
To act or look sullen, gloomy, or sulky; also, a sullen person.
Did you know?Glump is probably an expressive formation related to glum, showing how English often creates words by adding blunt sounds to intensify an emotion or attitude.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic (possible background)
Proto-Germanic
*glōmaz / *glumaz
“A proposed Germanic background involving gloominess or a dark, sullen appearance; the precise ancestry is uncertain.”
Middle English
English
glom
“To look gloomy or sullen; a related expressive form associated with darkness or a downcast appearance.”
16th Century
English
glum
“Sullen, gloomy, or morose; the closest established English relative of glump.”
18th Century
English
glump
“To sulk or look gloomy; recorded as a dialectal or colloquial formation related to glum.”
Modern English
English
glump
“To behave in a sullen, gloomy, or sulky manner; also used as a noun for a gloomy or sulky person.”