Synonyms of stamping

stamping

verb

present participle of stamp

1

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily

stamping around in oversized boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• stomping
• stumbling
• weaving
• barging
• scuffing
• hauling
• sloughing
• pounding
• tramping
• dragging
• floundering
• clumping
• scuffling
• lurching
• trudging
• lumping
• stumping
• lumbering
• shambling
• flogging
• plodding
• galumphing
• staggering
• slogging
• flopping
• swaying
• tromping
• reeling
• waddling
• tottering
• blundering
• wobbling
• careening
• teetering
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• whisking
• coasting
• floating
• hanging
• waltzing
• drifting
• hovering
• breezing
• wafting
• poising

2

as in stomping

to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure

stamped the grass down in a circle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomping
• tramping
• trampling
• kicking
• smashing
• mashing
• champing
• stepping (on)
• running over
• squashing
• overriding
• running down
• pulping
• tromping
• booting
• squelching
• hoofing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stamping

To achieve crisp dots and clean linework at home, Slynko recommends using a dotting tool and a thin detail brush, or reaching for a stamping plate. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 20 June 2026

There’s another subtle reference to baseball in the film, again stamping its moment in time. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 June 2026

The Southern Section Division 1 champions faced top teams all season and prevailed, with junior Mateo Fuerbringer stamping himself as the top player for his class in the nation. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

After weeks of stamping an identity of defensive toughness, the Sky are hemorrhaging losses as a result of defensive collapses. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Again, gently press and blend the product outwards, and use light stamping motions to build coverage. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026

This behavior may include stamping its feet, raising its tail, or hissing. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026

The new leaders of Iran have swiftly moved away from the late Khamenei’s blueprint for protecting the nation, stamping their own, more extreme approach on Iran’s third Islamic Republic. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026

Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16. — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing stamping

• stamping ground