1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed
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as in stamping
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
stomping the burning leaves in a vain attempt to put out the fire
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Recent Examples of stomping
The sound of her stomping up the staircase causes her parents to share a look of weary consternation.
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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
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
Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Throngs of teenagers can be seen in the videos hitting, kicking, stomping and pushing victims.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
Rob placed first in every single stage, except for stomping a plank to send three items up into a basket, which Amber Brkich won with three straight shots.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Old guys stomping grapes barefoot.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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
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
Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Throngs of teenagers can be seen in the videos hitting, kicking, stomping and pushing victims.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
Rob placed first in every single stage, except for stomping a plank to send three items up into a basket, which Amber Brkich won with three straight shots.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Old guys stomping grapes barefoot.
—John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomping
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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
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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
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Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Aniyah wrote, stamping it with several heart emojis.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Seven years of stumbling around.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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Except for a few children kicking a ball and some chickens pecking the ground, the village seemed almost deserted.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prince William's exciting trip to Brazil has also included playing beach volleyball at Copacabana Beach, kicking a soccer goal at Maracanã Stadium, and planting some mangroves.—
Phil Boucher,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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To entertain the crowds and prevent visitors from trampling his berry farm, Knott hatched a plan to build some shops and roadside attractions inspired by the Old West.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The role would typically involve smashing a bottle of champagne against the bow before sending the vessel out on its maiden voyage.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Stomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomping. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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