TRAMPING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

tramping

verb

present participle of tramp

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work

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as in stomping

to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you

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as in strolling

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain

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Recent Examples of tramping Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

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Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Far more than an administrative exercise or paper-shuffling task, effective onboarding has the potential to lay the foundation for not only a successful hire, but for a mutually satisfying employment tenure.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of shuffling

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In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
On that day, Simpson and other players are accused of kicking and stomping the victim and again poking him with a broomstick.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of stomping

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For gardens, Shosei-en is a quiet surprise so close to Kyoto Station that most visitors walk right past it, a strolling garden of ponds, bridges, and teahouses that makes a perfect first or last stop in the city.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In summary, anyone already planning to order a thermal-invisibility cape and spend the evening strolling unnoticed past infrared cameras should put the grappling hook back in the cupboard.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026

Definition of strolling

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The most underachieving team on the Los Angeles sports landscape is embarrassingly stumbling through another season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
This can help prevent the patient from stumbling across information that’s difficult to understand, potentially upsetting, or just plain irrelevant to their own situation.

— Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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At the gold-stamping station, customers can watch Smythson’s artisans personalize purchases with initials or signature motifs.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
In 2012, after China issued passports containing a map depicting Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh as its territory, the Indian embassy in Beijing responded by stamping visas for Chinese nationals with a map showing the two regions as part of India.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of stamping

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This true story follows his ultimately tragic path hiking in the uncharted wilderness of Alaska.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 July 2026
While the Poconos offer plenty of outdoor fun from hiking to skiing, adventure abounds indoors as well at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions.

— Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Definition of hiking

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Video footage showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Used gently before walking, stretching or massage, tapping can be a useful ritualistic prompt to move—but it shouldn’t be mistaken for a treatment in itself.

— Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 30 July 2026

Definition of walking

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And the wandering king’s son and heir, Telemachus (Tom Holland), is convinced his father is still alive and sets off to find him.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Natalie, meanwhile, finds Zack wandering back toward the house, unharmed, having simply walked out of rehab.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

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