stomping

stomping is the present participle and gerund of stomp.

Meaning of stomp

stomp (third-person singular simple present stomps, present participle stomping, simple past and past participle stomped)

(ambitransitive) To trample heavily.
- The customer stomps toward the double doors, drawn in by hypnotic organ strains.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 182
(transitive) To stamp (one’s foot or feet).
(slang, transitive) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.

Synonyms:

crush
(transitive) To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone
(transitive) To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

Synonyms:

tread

stomping (comparative more stomping, superlative most stomping)

In a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.
- a stomping techno track

stomping (plural stompings)

The act of one who stomps.
- Once in custody it got worse — systematic beatings, breaking people's glasses in their faces, mace at close range, stompings, and gauntlets to run.2009, William Ayers, Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist, page 184

What does stomping mean?: Stomping means in a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.
What is stomping the present participle and gerund of?: Stomping is the present participle and gerund of stomp.
What part of speech is stomping?: Stomping can be an adjective or a noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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