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tromp

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tromp

1 to move heavily or clumsily
  • He sleepily tromped into the kitchen to get some coffee.
Synonyms of tromp

barge, clump, flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, trudge
Words Related to tromp

drag, flop, haul

blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)
Near Antonyms of tromp

drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft
Antonyms of tromp

breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
2 to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
  • The kids tromped my flowers to smithereens.
Synonyms of tromp

stamp, stomp, tramp, trample
Words Related to tromp

override, run down, run over, step (on)

mash, pulp, smash, squash, squelch

boot, hoof, kick
3 to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
  • The scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek.
Synonyms of tromp

amble, hike, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, tramp
Words Related to tromp

roam, rove, wander

peregrinate, traipse, traverse, trek, walk

march, promenade

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