- plural of lump.
lumps
Example Sentences
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The next morning, she woke up to a "horrible realisation", feeling itchy with red lumps over her body and blood spots smeared on the bedding — the tell-tale signs of bed bugs, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"I still tease him, he used to kick lumps out of me in training at the 2006 World Cup. It's not true, he tells me. But I remember," said Messi.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“When I take a bite, I chew through small lumps of egg, presumably scrambled by the hot butter,” she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
He’s standing very still, but I can hear him swallowing back lumps in his throat.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
