trample
verb (used without object)
to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
have been trampling
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present perfect progressiveof trample.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Sheep have been trampling over graves and chewing up flowers at a cemetery, upsetting bereaved families with loved ones buried there.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
More and more have been trampling through gardens and golf courses.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
I mean that without knowing it we have been trampling on the most sacred conceptions of the little folks.
From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
All the way we have been trampling on something very important which we will notice on our way back.
From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich
I seemed to have been trampling upon his hopes, and as if I had been wanting in forethought after having the superintendence of the manufacture for so long.
From The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn
