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
After easily stopping Thanos and Nam-gyu from curb-stomping Ming-gyu at lunch, In-ho earns a lot of people’s respect.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
In a similar vein, Malloy’s musical score is almost anonymously eclectic — wistful ballads, stomping pop, a smattering of EDM — but threaded through with enough strains of Russian folk and klezmer to suggest a sense of place.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
On June 1, she was charged with beating and stomping a woman inside Webb’s Bronx apartment building that day.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
The pounding of Mary’s heartbeat becomes the stomping feet of the crowd at the high school.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
During an interview with detectives, Lambeth admitted to punching, stomping and strangling Howells, court documents stated.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Combs’ homes were raided in March, and in May, CNN obtained harrowing hotel surveillance video showing Combs throwing, kicking, stomping and dragging Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
The sights and sounds of the Haka – feet stomping, fists pumping, vocal cords straining – are deeply entrenched within New Zealand culture and have been famously adopted by the country’s rugby teams as a pre-match ritual.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
In a similar vein, Malloy’s musical score is almost anonymously eclectic — wistful ballads, stomping pop, a smattering of EDM — but threaded through with enough strains of Russian folk and klezmer to suggest a sense of place.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
On June 1, she was charged with beating and stomping a woman inside Webb’s Bronx apartment building that day.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
The pounding of Mary’s heartbeat becomes the stomping feet of the crowd at the high school.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
During an interview with detectives, Lambeth admitted to punching, stomping and strangling Howells, court documents stated.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Combs’ homes were raided in March, and in May, CNN obtained harrowing hotel surveillance video showing Combs throwing, kicking, stomping and dragging Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
The sights and sounds of the Haka – feet stomping, fists pumping, vocal cords straining – are deeply entrenched within New Zealand culture and have been famously adopted by the country’s rugby teams as a pre-match ritual.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomping
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But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Kurland and his wife, Sue, were kicking tires on a recent Saturday, looking to replace their Prius models.—
The Orange County Register,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kelvin Servita Arocha, 20, pleaded guilty to obstructing governmental administration in June for kicking an officer’s radio during the incident.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The glass shattered, and the crowd surged forward, trampling 34-year-old Jdimytai Damour to death in their desperation for deals.—
Dr. Mara Einstein,
Deadline,
29 Nov. 2024
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In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Stomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomping. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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