tromped

verb

past tense of tromp
1
as in stomped
to move heavily or clumsily sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way

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2
as in stamped
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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3
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin sure, I lost the election, but I didn't get tromped, so I'll see you again in four years

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4
as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek

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5
as in licked
to strike repeatedly tromped the bully, giving him a taste of his own medicine

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  1. stomped
  2. whipped
  3. strolled
  4. licked
  5. shuffled
  6. buried
  7. sauntered
  8. pounded
Verb
  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • San Francisco rolled into SoFi Stadium on Thursday night and stomped the Chargers 41-17.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stomped
Verb
  • Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Braun strolled alongside Sweeney in a pair of beige suede boat shoes.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Once the final paddle was raised, the crowd strolled over to the President’s Suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium for dessert, Honey Deuces, and a front row seat to the nail-biting Djokovic-Navone match.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of licked
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  • In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many studios either shuffled their product directly to streaming or waited a mere 17 days for their films to become available to buy or rent at home.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For nearly a year and a half, he was shuffled around detention centers in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and Florida, until arriving in the Alexandria International Airport in mid-August.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • The dielectric features were therefore buried inside the device, helping preserve their shape during fabrication.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground.
    — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of buried
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  • The longtime Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brien drummer then sauntered onstage, sticks in hand.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
  • While the kids’ father, Sam, took them for a swim, Mymonie sauntered by the road and searched for wild-grape leaves.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sauntered
Verb
  • Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Floods of ‘destructive force’ blast through the canyon As the rain pounded the canyon Saturday, park officials received an alert from the National Weather Service warning of flash flooding in the area.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounded
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“Tromped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromped. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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