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
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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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Victor Mather Todd Heisler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Now an apparent army was rising in mild old Connecticut, asserting order and stomping through Democratic neighborhoods like a partisan infantry.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Wrestlers offered just a quick bow before their matches, rather than the elaborate rituals familiar in Japan, which include stomping to clear the devil out of the ring and throwing salt to kill bad spirits.
—Victor Mather Todd Heisler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Now an apparent army was rising in mild old Connecticut, asserting order and stomping through Democratic neighborhoods like a partisan infantry.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stomp
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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