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
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Verb
He stomped angrily out of the room.
The fans were stomping their feet and shouting.
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Like Frankenstein’s monster and so many of the robots that keep stomping across our big and small screens, Norbot also seems to threaten the very life that it’s meant to help.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
But Hagar’s macho vocals and generic pop-rock songs couldn’t summon the Sherman-tank stomp of the Roth incarnation.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Verb
There's also the arrival of Shane's mother Kitty (Molly Shannon), who shows up to stomp all over the honeymoon his new bride Rachel is attempting to salvage.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Like Frankenstein’s monster and so many of the robots that keep stomping across our big and small screens, Norbot also seems to threaten the very life that it’s meant to help.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
But Hagar’s macho vocals and generic pop-rock songs couldn’t summon the Sherman-tank stomp of the Roth incarnation.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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