stomp

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verb

ˈstämp How to pronounce stomp (audio)
ˈstȯmp
stomped; stomping; stomps

intransitive verb

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

stomp

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noun

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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Verb
The Norwegian stomping clear of a defence caught too high up the pitch. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 At Harris Reed, platform Herman Munster shoes stomped and even tripped on the runway. Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Fans don glowing bracelets and stomp in unison, shaking the ground and chanting in an engulfing display of Cuban-American pride. Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 These virtual stomps and rack-mounts are designed to be tweaked like their real-world counterparts, and up to eight effects can be daisy chained in one go, with easy drag-and-drop repositioning. New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stomp

Word History

Etymology

Verb

by alteration

First Known Use

Verb

1803, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

circa 1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stomp was in 1803

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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

stomp

verb
ˈstämp,
ˈstȯmp
: stamp entry 1 sense 2
stomped angrily out of the room
stomp noun
stomper noun

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