TROMPING Synonyms: 302 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in pounding

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tromping

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verb

present participle of tromp

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way

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as in stomping

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

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as in burying

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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as in strolling

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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as in licking

to strike repeatedly tromped the bully, giving him a taste of his own medicine

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Recent Examples of tromping

Noun

Surprisingly, the underside of the staircase’s base is one of their favorite nap locations, despite the tromping of customers and staff up and down. — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Rucking targets both at once without the joint pounding of running or the recovery debt of hard gym sessions.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Rutted migration routes, carved by the constant pounding of animal hooves, littered northern Pennsylvania.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

Few heads turn despite her tall, unmistakable frame shuffling across the floor.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
In the Van Morrison video, people are shuffling around him, walking directly in front of or around him, some of them appear to be hustling to somewhere more urgent, some of them may be stopping for a brief glance, and then moving on.

— Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of shuffling

Verb

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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Still, the company says that isn't stopping them from burying miles of line across the state.

— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of burying

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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

Verb

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and returning it to the vending machine while recording the act for his online followers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of licking

Noun

The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to back down, though its regional influence is expected to wane.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The improvement continued with a 3-0 hammering of Austria in the round of 32, including a double from centre-forward Oyarzabal and right-back Pedro Porro finishing off a neat team move.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of hammering

Verb

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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