clumse /ˈklʌms/verb 3adjective 2noun 1forms 5 verb3 •To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear •To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear •(dialect, Scotland) To die of thirst adjective2 •idle; lazy; loutish •benumbed, as with cold noun1 •A stupid fellow; numbskull formsclumsed · clumsing · clumses · more clumse · most clumse