trampling

verb

present participle of trample
as in stomping
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias

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Recent Examples of trampling The bull lived up to his reputation, bucking Dias off before trampling him in the dirt in five seconds. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Tis hard to see the mighty prancing war horse, trampling the dying and dead beneath their merciless feet. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Between the crew walking around to perform the work and branches that fall on your garden, there’s a higher risk of trampling on perennials if the work is done during the growing season. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 During the season from March to October, the shoreline is pockmarked with turtle nests that are roped off with pink tape to keep beachgoers from unknowingly trampling them. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Last year, visitors were documented throwing rocks at nesting birds and trampling nesting areas. — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026 Today everyday Texans are feeling stressed about the economy, demoralized by an administration that is trampling on our constitution, and fearful that our government is broken beyond repair. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 According to News Karnataka, eyewitnesses claimed to see the large animal lift the driver with its trunk before trampling and fatally goring him. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026 Bromley are a freight train trampling opponents along their way with physicality, aggression and speed, alongside some occasional sprinkles of finesse. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trampling
  1. stomping
  2. stamping
Verb
  • There's almost a ballad essence to it, even though it's got that stomping kick to it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of stomping
Verb
  • In celebrating the players who are not afraid to take risks, and taking time to nurture the rough diamonds at the club, the tour is the first step in De Zerbi stamping his footprint on a club that had lost its way in recent years.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The small stamping child has become one of Oslo’s most recognizable figures, but concentrating on him alone means overlooking sculptures that convey far more complicated emotions and relationships.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of stamping

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