stomped; stomping; stomps
1
: to walk with a loud heavy step usually in anger
stomped out of the office in a fit
2
: stamp sense 2
stomped on the brakes
1
2
: a jazz dance marked by heavy stamping
Synonyms
Examples of stomp in a Sentence
Verb
He stomped angrily out of the room.
The fans were stomping their feet and shouting.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
The fact that the freshman with bouncy blond curls is the first male member of the Trojan Dance Force evaporates in a symphony of stomping feet and rustling pompoms.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The supermodel is stomping the sidewalks — rain or shine — in the Big Apple to promote her new cookbook.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
The new Ghostbusters only has one week to itself in terms of tentpoles before Legendary and Warner Bros.’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire stomps into theaters.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
After a recent practice at the team’s Cal Lutheran training facility, defender Ali Riley, Angel City’s oldest player at 36, stomped away from the weight room where loud music was playing.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
In the video of the Gilbert parking garage attack, a boy is hit, thrown on the ground and stomped while another boy is seen being held on the ground.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The bull settles his gaze on Catalino and stomps the ground, shooting dust into the air.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
The video, directed by award-winning director Dave Meyers, sees Burna dancing (and stomping) his way through the streets of London.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Playing Cheer Up Charlie’s, the New York noise quartet — two guys mashing samplers, two other guys going ham on two drum kits — unleashed a nonstop cascade of carnival-barker vocals and a relentless synthetic stomp.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
More recently, a stomp and shake routine choreographed to the very beginning of the song has taken TikTok by storm.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
Every hit is lethal — a single head stomp or arrow strike kills, and the rounds end when there’s only one (or none) left standing.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Every stomp is meant to be so strong and confident.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
The show culminated with Jon shouting out a string of moves — the A-Town stomp, the muscle, the thunder clap, the rockaway — as more dancers flooded the stage.
—Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
And as the first two song releases make clear with banjos, stomps and claps, and references to spurs, boots, and long back roads, this is a country record.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
The city of Atlanta is a magnetic character in Usher’s Vegas act and predictably figured prominently and effectively in his halftime show, too, A-town stomps and all.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2024
Verb
When the sock weapon broke, Creech kicked and stomped Jensen in the head and throat, splashing blood on his cell floor and walls.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
The fact that the freshman with bouncy blond curls is the first male member of the Trojan Dance Force evaporates in a symphony of stomping feet and rustling pompoms.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The supermodel is stomping the sidewalks — rain or shine — in the Big Apple to promote her new cookbook.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
The new Ghostbusters only has one week to itself in terms of tentpoles before Legendary and Warner Bros.’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire stomps into theaters.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
After a recent practice at the team’s Cal Lutheran training facility, defender Ali Riley, Angel City’s oldest player at 36, stomped away from the weight room where loud music was playing.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
In the video of the Gilbert parking garage attack, a boy is hit, thrown on the ground and stomped while another boy is seen being held on the ground.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The bull settles his gaze on Catalino and stomps the ground, shooting dust into the air.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
The video, directed by award-winning director Dave Meyers, sees Burna dancing (and stomping) his way through the streets of London.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
To signal a move in the larger routine, the coordinating arrow tile lights up, awaiting a resolute stomp from the dancer.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Playing Cheer Up Charlie’s, the New York noise quartet — two guys mashing samplers, two other guys going ham on two drum kits — unleashed a nonstop cascade of carnival-barker vocals and a relentless synthetic stomp.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
More recently, a stomp and shake routine choreographed to the very beginning of the song has taken TikTok by storm.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
Every hit is lethal — a single head stomp or arrow strike kills, and the rounds end when there’s only one (or none) left standing.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Every stomp is meant to be so strong and confident.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
The show culminated with Jon shouting out a string of moves — the A-Town stomp, the muscle, the thunder clap, the rockaway — as more dancers flooded the stage.
—Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
And as the first two song releases make clear with banjos, stomps and claps, and references to spurs, boots, and long back roads, this is a country record.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
The city of Atlanta is a magnetic character in Usher’s Vegas act and predictably figured prominently and effectively in his halftime show, too, A-town stomps and all.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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