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stomping out

stomping out is the present participle and gerund of stomp out.

Meaning of stomp out

Verb

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

  1. To stamp out.
    • It's time to stomp out crime in America.
  2. To extinguish something by stomping or stepping forcefully on it; used with intangible objects.
    • 'Cause you know I'm on fire so stomp me out2005, “Banquet”, in Silent Alarm, performed by Bloc Party

Questions about stomping out

What is stomping out the present participle and gerund of?
Stomping out is the present participle and gerund of stomp out.

Words near stomping out in the dictionary

  1. stomping for
  2. stomping ground
  3. stomping grounds
  4. stomping off
  5. stomping on
  6. stomping out
  7. stompingly
  8. stompings
  9. stomps
  10. stomps for
  11. stomps off

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