stamp
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
are stamping
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present progressiveof stamp.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"It's crazy where the art is going. I stamped the streets, and now people are stamping their skin with my art."
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
Scientists have long known that roadways, farms and other human development are stamping out meadows and other habitat for butterflies, while pesticides have further culled their numbers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
Leicester, in particular, are stamping their Tiger feet at the exclusion of Welford Road from the long list.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2012
Although he dismissed most of his correspondents as "kids who are stamping their feet and displaying their hormones", he pointed out that he had received more than a few tweets from students praising the book.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2012
In one are stamping little horses, and in the other little steaming pots.
From Maezli A Story of the Swiss Valleys by Elisabeth P. (Elisabeth Pausinger) Stork
