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was stamping
  • past progressive of stamp.

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At the Capitol Hill event, I chatted with Dorman Batson, who was stamping International Federation of Volkssport books for those who wanted to track this walk.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

It was stamping out the virus, not looking for the source.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2020

Before I could think further, the customs officer was stamping my passport, querying my NGO.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 30, 2010

The large one was stamping his leg furiously, trying to extinguish it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The horse was stamping her front feet and blowing her nostrils open wide to catch the mountain-lion smell that was on the wind now.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko