clomping

present participle of clomp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clomping
Verb
  • The sound of her stomping up the staircase causes her parents to share a look of weary consternation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But only the faithful know everything about the Mushroom Kingdom’s shell-stomping messiah.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, if the Phillies were to target Bichette, there would be some sort of shuffling in the infield.
    Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In 2022, Kelsey pleaded guilty to illegally shuffling money from his state Senate campaign account to his federal congressional campaign account.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 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
  • The slate coasters feature little pads to keep the smooth, rock material from scuffing your table.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Remove shoes while in the house to avoid scuffing up baseboards and floors.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seven years of stumbling around.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • After stumbling into a massive camp full of refugees from Nilfgaard’s ongoing campaign, Geralt winds up witness to a witch trial.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 49ers have all sorts of injuries and are scuffling to win every week.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Entering their game against the New Jersey Devils at Ball Arena, the Avs’ power play had been scuffling.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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