clomping

verb

present participle of clomp
as in stomping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clomping
  1. stomping
  2. shuffling
  3. tramping
  4. shambling
  5. scuffing
  6. stumbling
  7. scuffling
  8. blundering
Verb
  • There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests.
    — Hannah Smith July 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of stomping
Verb
  • Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Far more than an administrative exercise or paper-shuffling task, effective onboarding has the potential to lay the foundation for not only a successful hire, but for a mutually satisfying employment tenure.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of tramping
Verb
  • Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Walking Dead keeps shambling along, now splintered into a bunch of pretty lackluster spinoffs.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Definition of shambling
Verb
  • Signs include panting, a hoarse bark, scuffing or dragging their toes along the ground, and sometimes regurgitation or swallowing problems.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Valverde also had a decent chance in August away at Oviedo, when running through on goal on the break and scuffing a shot against the outside of the post.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of scuffing
Verb
  • The huge animals knocked bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the two-and-a-half-minute run from the pen to the bull ring where bullfighters will kill the bulls later in the day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • The huge animals knocked down bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the 2½-minute run from the pen to the bullring where bullfighters would kill the bulls later in the day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of stumbling
Verb
  • Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • The Padres played a seesaw game Saturday night before claiming an 8-7 win against the scuffling Blue Jays.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of scuffling
Verb
  • On Monday, the first day of the trial in which Basabe is representing himself without an attorney, the proceedings were shaded by Basabe’s blundering legal missteps and procedural chaos.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The bull sagged at the front quarters, then began a desperate, blundering run.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of blundering
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“Clomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clomping. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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