clomping

present participle of clomp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clomping
Verb
  • But only the faithful know everything about the Mushroom Kingdom’s shell-stomping messiah.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Barner holds his arms parallel to the ground and swings them side to side while slowly stomping forward like Godzilla demolishing a city.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Suddenly, a horde of ragged, bloodied creatures appear, their feet shuffling along the pavement, their hollow eyes locked on fleeing figures ahead.
    Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But after some shuffling at the position, Horn finally got his opportunity and immediately impacted the offense with the threat of his speed.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Walking Dead keeps shambling along, now splintered into a bunch of pretty lackluster spinoffs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Remove shoes while in the house to avoid scuffing up baseboards and floors.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Footage of a father stumbling around, apparently carrying the headless body of his baby?
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Remaining unclaimed playoff spots The final two playoff spots in the Western Conference are up for grabs, with FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes all stumbling towards the finish line.
    Tom Bogert, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Then Vontaze Burfict earned a flag for his hit on Antonio Brown … and Adam Jones drew a second personal foul for scuffling with assistant coach Joey Porter.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • With the Red Sox offense scuffling lately, has the club considered calling up Kristian Campbell to try and create a spark?
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Read All About It A Missouri woman was sentenced to more than four years in prison in a brazen and blundering attempt to steal Graceland from the family of Elvis Presley.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Apple so far has only been able to introduce a few basic AI features on the iPhone while failing to deliver on last year’s promise to deliver a more conversational and versatile version of its often-blundering virtual assistant Siri.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Scherzer interrupted Schneider one more time after the game was over, barging into the interview room while the manager was conducting his post-game news conference.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t go overboard by barging ahead, come hell or high water.
    Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Clomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clomping. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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