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stompto step heavily on something or walk with heavy steps

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to step heavily on something or walk with heavy steps

Pronunciation (IPA): /stɑːmp/

Korean meaning: 발을 쿵쾅거리며 밟다, 발을 구르다

Korean pronunciation: **스**톰프

Example Sentences

  • The elephant's stomp could be heard from miles away.
  • The toddler stomped his feet when he couldn't get the cookie.
  • Don't stomp on the flowers in the garden!

stomp

VERB

//stɑːmp//

to step heavily on something or walk with heavy steps

stomp concept
💡 Concept

A child stomps forcefully in a muddy puddle creating splashes

stomp mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Sto stomps the MP with thunderous steps!

stomp rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't stomp in the swamp, or gators will chomp!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/stɑːmp/
🇬🇧 UK/stɒmp/

🌳Etymology

Rootstomp

Origin

From Middle English 'stampen,' which came from Germanic roots meaning to strike or pound with the foot. The word evolved to emphasize heavy, forceful stepping or trampling.

🎵Rhyme

romppompchompswamp
romp
pomp
chomp
swamp

🔗Collocations

stomp on
stomp around
stomp out
stomp feet
angry stomp

📝Examples

The elephant's stomp could be heard from miles away.

😄 Fun example

The toddler stomped his feet when he couldn't get the cookie.

Don't stomp on the flowers in the garden!

😄 Fun example

My upstairs neighbor stomps around like a dinosaur at 6 AM.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

stamptramplepoundthudthump

Antonyms

tiptoecreepsneak

Related

stepwalkmarchthundercrash

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