2
a
: high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play
b
: something suggestive of such play: such as
(1)
: a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood
(2)
: an episode of lovemaking
3
: an easy winning pace
also
: runaway sense 3
romped; romping; romps
1
: to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner
2
: to move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner
3
: to win a contest easily
Examples of romp in a Sentence
Noun
The dogs love a good romp through the woods.
The game turned into a romp in the second half.
His latest film is a wildly amusing romp.
Verb
The kids were romping in the yard.
the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Last year, Boston went on an even more impressive wire-to-wire romp, following up a 64-18 regular season with a cruise through the playoffs and Finals.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Steve Price, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
These four simple words will replay in your head for weeks, accompanied by the image of Aaron Pierre romping down the hallway.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Comments On March 14, Netflix released The Electric State, a new sci-fi romp from Joe and Anthony Russo, the Avengers: Endgame directors who will soon return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Avengers: Doomsday.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Last year, Boston went on an even more impressive wire-to-wire romp, following up a 64-18 regular season with a cruise through the playoffs and Finals.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
Laporte made 13 appearances that season, playing the full 90 minutes in almost all of them as City romped to the Premier League title.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
These four simple words will replay in your head for weeks, accompanied by the image of Aaron Pierre romping down the hallway.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Romp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romp. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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