clomping

Definition of clompingnext
present participle of clomp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clomping
Verb
  • Han will be posted up by the Milennium Falcon and/or Oga’s Cantina, Luke will be stomping his Chanel boots in the marketplace, and Darth Vader will be force-choking dads in Grumpy tees.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Then there’s the people watching, from the tailgating to the communal divot stomping, full of dramatic sun dresses and hats with flourishes, seersucker suits and, yes, hats with flourishes.
    Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the focus will be on shuffling bench pieces such as Yabusele or Jordan Clarkson.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Many of those inmates have been there multiple times, shuffling out and back every three days in order to satisfy a technical requirement for how long they may be held.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Walking Dead keeps shambling along, now splintered into a bunch of pretty lackluster spinoffs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wagner wasn’t as fortunate with his 7-iron shot, pulling it left into the rough (and scuffing the bottom of his club).
    Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 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
Verb
  • Reports of stumbling, slipping on the ice or just the indignity of having to yield to a robot were among common complaints submitted, Robertson said.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The latest trailer finds Mario and Luigi stumbling upon the green lizard in a spooky cave.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • On January 24, federal agents shot dead US citizen Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway, less than three weeks after an immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good, also 37, in her car.
    Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • On January 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway in Minneapolis, less than three weeks after an immigration officer fired on Renee Good, also 37, killing her in her car.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Yabusele started Monday and immediately racked up two blundering fouls in four minutes.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Our party walked single file to minimize the chance of blundering onto private property.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Clomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clomping. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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