Synonyms of stomping

stomping

verb

present participle of stomp

1

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily

came stomping up the stairs and tossed her backpack on the bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stomping

The answer isn’t between stomping the gas pedal or leaving the car parked. — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving. — Qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

The clip then pans to a warm fire, and someone, presumably Meghan, stomping in rain boots in the mud. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026

Andersen in particular has struggled with such an aggressive role, where recovery pace and stomping channel defending are required to keep the shape. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

What’s Happening Videos of people pouring Epsom salt onto baking sheets, towels or shower floors and stomping barefoot for roughly 10 minutes have racked up views across TikTok, with users claiming the practice eases anxiety and improves sleep. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Pembroke Pines police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was recorded on security-camera footage stomping an adult duck to death. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Their father, Jamie, always seemed to be around, smiling and shouting and stomping his feet. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Hello Kitty is stomping back to McDonald's in full kaiju form. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing stomping

• stomping ground