trampled; trampling
ˈtram-p(ə-)liŋ 
1
: tramp
especially
: to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
2
: to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly
—usually used with on, over, or upon
trampling on the rights of others
: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading
trampled the flowers
trample
noun
Examples of trample in a Sentence
The workmen trampled on my flower bed.
Her glasses were trampled underfoot by the crowd.
Many people were trampled to death trying to escape the burning building.
They are trampling on our rights.
They are trampling our rights.
Their most cherished traditions have been trampled.
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Although hailed internationally for saving lives, the lockdowns and vaccine mandates led to protests about freedoms being trampled.
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Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Governments are trampling on democratic norms—manipulating election results in Zimbabwe (2023), jettisoning term limits in Togo (2024), and postponing elections in Senegal (2024).
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Concerns have also been raised about the horses trampling seagrass.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
They may have been trampled by other seals fleeing the area after the launch.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Governments are trampling on democratic norms—manipulating election results in Zimbabwe (2023), jettisoning term limits in Togo (2024), and postponing elections in Senegal (2024).
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Concerns have also been raised about the horses trampling seagrass.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
They may have been trampled by other seals fleeing the area after the launch.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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trample
verb
tram·ple
ˈtram-pəl
trampled; trampling
-p(ə-)liŋ
1
a
: to tramp or tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
cattle trampled on the young wheat
b
: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading
trampled the flowers
2
: to injure or harm by ruthless or heartless treatment
trampling on the right of others
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