stompverb
uk/stɒmp/us/stɑːmp/[ I usually + adv/prep ] to walk with intentionally heavy steps, especially as a way of showing that you are annoyed:
She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
He woke up in a bad mood and stomped off to the bathroom.
[ I or T ] US UK stamp to put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger:
The little boy was stomping his foot and refusing to take his medicine.
She stood by the road, stomping her feet to stay warm.
I wish those people upstairs would stop stomping around.
Why did you stomp on that insect?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stride
- strode
- stump
- surefooted
- swagger
- troop
- waltz
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Phrasal verb(s)
stomp on sb/sth