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Past tense of trample

regular verb

The past tense of trample is trampled. The past participle is also trampled.

Forms of trample

Base form (V1)trample /ˈtɹæmpəl/
Past tense (V2)trampled
Past participle (V3)trampled
Present participletrampling
Third person singulartramples

Trampled in a sentence

  • The ground before the cook-tent was soft, and trampled by the girls' own feet.2017, Gertrude Morrison, The Girls of Central High in Camp. From the entry cook-tent
  • The Vices are trampled underfoo by the victorious Virtues wearing skirts and shirts of mail.2009, Janetta Rebold Benton, Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 261. From the entry ventail
  • Harris Tweed tried it next and was nearly trampled by a herd of angry stegosauri.2007, Jasper Fforde, First Amongst Sequels, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 182. From the entry stegosauri
  • They are the Belgians of this controversy, trampled by armies heading someplace else.2001 February 23, Paulina Borsook, “Art's Cold Welcome on the Web”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry foofaraw
  • The only real risk we run is that of getting trampled as they go charging past.1999 summer, Robert Silverberg, “Travelers”, in The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, volume 9 (The Millennium Express: 1995-2009)…. From the entry humanflesh

Meaning of trample

  1. verb To crush something by walking on it.
  2. verb To treat someone harshly.
  3. verb To walk heavily and destructively.

Full definition of trample

Questions about the past tense of trample

What is the past tense of trample?
The past tense of trample is trampled.
What is the past participle of trample?
The past participle of trample is trampled.
Is trample a regular or irregular verb?
Trample is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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