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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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
As the lead-in to headliners Red Clay Strays, 49 Winchester were a hard act to follow, with singer Isaac Gibson stomping about the stage while showing off the wide range of emotion in his voice.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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
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Verb
Boston stomped the competition last season en route to winning their record 18th NBA championship.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
As the lead-in to headliners Red Clay Strays, 49 Winchester were a hard act to follow, with singer Isaac Gibson stomping about the stage while showing off the wide range of emotion in his voice.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
The fundamental elements of African American music were the sounds of enslaved Africans; cries, hollers, call and response, additive rhythms, bent notes, hand-clapping, stomps and constant repetition of rhythmic and melodic phrasing (from which riffs and vamps were derived).
—Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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
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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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