stomp
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to dance the stomp.
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
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Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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stompsimple
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stompssimple
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have stompedperfect
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has stompedperfect
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am stompingprogressive
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are stompingprogressive
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is stompingprogressive
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have been stompingperfect progressive
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has been stompingperfect progressive
Past
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stompedsimple
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had stompedperfect
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was stompingprogressive
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were stompingprogressive
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had been stompingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of stomp
First recorded in 1820–30; variant of stamp
Explanation
When you stomp, you thud your feet down heavily as you walk. An angry teenager might stomp down the hall and slam the door to his room. A little boy in big cowboy boots might stomp around the house enjoying the sound of his heels against the floor, and an awkward marching band could stomp heavily down the street playing the theme from "Rocky." You can also use the word stomp to describe a specific kind of stamping dance. This meaning has been around since about 1912, from popular jazz slang. The earlier stomp was simply a variation on the word stamp.
Example Sentences
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The new record appeared to be following suit, with The Daily Telegraph's chief music critic Neil McCormick saying the band were "back with a pile-driving blues stomp".
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Unless you stomp on the accelerator, it initially moves out on electric power and the gas engine soon joins in, sending a subtle, snoozy tremor through the structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Yet this moment seems a bit different — as though markets might be more fragile, and investors could be less inclined to simply stomp on the gas pedal at the first sign of any pullback.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2025
“My Only Angel,” the EP’s lead single, is a snarling glam-blues stomp with intertwined vocals by Yungblud and Steven Tyler and a typically flashy guitar solo by Joe Perry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
“Good point,” she said just as we saw a very grumpy Elliot stomp away toward Professor Green’s room.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
What will happen to those stores when the city stomps in?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
In his bedroom, Salmon growls and stomps around.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Biologically and linguistically, our two species couldn’t be more different: This seemingly inorganic walking sculpture from the planet Erid communicates in a mix of whale song and stomps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
It is here the wrestlers, known as rikishi, will perform their leg stomps to drive away evil spirits, and where they will clap to get the attention of the gods.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
Mixed with more thuds, the sounds of stomps and running feet echo from the outside corridor.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
He opened with sensational breaks of 132 and 127 and looked to be in his element as he stomped around the auditorium.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Last week, a small section of CNN and Variety’s February town hall interview with Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey broke the internet’s door down and stomped into the public consciousness.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
She took a deep breath and stomped her skis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The bruising evening made Indiana’s coronation starkly different from its previous two rounds in the playoff, when the Hoosiers stomped heavyweights Alabama and Oregon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
He stomped his feet firmly on the ground.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Speaking with Realtor.com about the expansion, Serhant reveals that choosing the Lone Star State as the brokerage’s new stomping grounds was “strategic.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
“So I went in the studio and did it trying to sound like that guy,” Manilow recalled, stomping his foot to approximate a lumbering rock beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" -- based on Nintendo's popular video game franchise -- reigned supreme at North America's box office, stomping competitors for a second straight week, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
“You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” Jeanine Pirro said in an appearance on her old stomping grounds at Fox News.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2026
Just then there came the sound of stomping feet.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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