stomped; stomping; stomps
1
: to walk with a loud heavy step usually in anger
stomped out of the office in a fit
2
: stamp sense 2
stomped on the brakes
1
2
: a jazz dance marked by heavy stamping
Examples of stomp in a Sentence
Verb
He stomped angrily out of the room.
The fans were stomping their feet and shouting.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 May 2025
No one could agree on whether the brawl of as many as nine young men was limited to fists or if its participants were also kicking and stomping.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The album itself offers quaint harmonies and big beats, á la We, set atop the bossy stomp of 2013’s Reflektor.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Verb
In a world where we’re constantly reminded that physical media is dead — that the future is just algorithms stomping our faces, forever — the fact that the Criterion Closet has gone viral suggests that all is not lost.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 May 2025
No one could agree on whether the brawl of as many as nine young men was limited to fists or if its participants were also kicking and stomping.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
Noun
Following the decision, Rollins, still wearing his elaborate coat, delivered a decisive stomp to Zayn.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The album itself offers quaint harmonies and big beats, á la We, set atop the bossy stomp of 2013’s Reflektor.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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