stomp
Americanverb (used with object)
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stomps,
present (3rd person singular)
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stomped,
past participle, past
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stomping
present participle
verb (used without object)
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stomps,
present (3rd person singular)
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stomped,
past participle, past
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stomping
present participle
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to dance the stomp.
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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.
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Music is embedded in our brains and in our bodies, expressed with every rhythmic breath and step we take, each time we clap our hands, stomp our feet, beat our chests, whistle, hum or sing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
But she did not stomp on the bag to put it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Martin’s current fixation is muscling New Yorkers out of affordable housing to stomp a permanent boot print onto Manhattan.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
Kids who slide on icy patches in the winter and stomp in puddles in the spring.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
She smiles, laughs, cries, makes jokes, stomps her foot, flirts and gossips about other women with a girlfriend.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
In his bedroom, Salmon growls and stomps around.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
When he really likes the joke, he stomps his feet up and down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
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
The stairs groan as he stomps toward the master suite.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Houston never got closer as the NBA’s best clutch team — the Lakers were 22-8 in tight quarters — put their foot down and stomped out any Rockets hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 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
An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Brody, who wasn’t placed in custody and must remain confined to his residence, shook his head while the verdict was read and angrily stomped out of the courtroom while the judge went over procedural matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
He stomped, and Koffi had to use every ounce of self-control not to snort aloud.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
And on Saturday night, Golding will coach in the nastiest game on the college football calendar when No. 8 Ole Miss takes on No. 7 LSU in Kiffin’s return to his old stomping grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Revisiting his home away from home, the Roxy Theatre, in the fall of 2025, Curry said it had become “my stomping ground.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
But more recently, a confluence of factors has made New York's coast less of a highway and more of a stomping ground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
It was two in the morning when upstairs, Leah, Mother, and the girls awoke to the stomping sound of marching feet.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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