English Reference
Verb

stomp

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈstɑmp/ UK /stˈɒmp/ stomp UK spelling stomped, stomps

v.to walk with very heavy, loud steps because you are angry or excited.

v.to tread or step heavily and noisily, often to express frustration or to exert physical force. Frequently used to describe the gait of an angry person or the rhythmic movement in dance.


SIMPLE

The angry child began to stomp his feet on the floor.

CONTEXTUAL

She didn't say a word, but we could hear her stomp up the wooden stairs to her bedroom.

COMPLEX

The crowd began to stomp in unison, creating a rhythmic thud that echoed through the stadium and signaled their growing impatience with the delay.

Usage

The verb can be used both transitively (stomp something) and intransitively (stomp around).

Pitfall
He stomped the roomHe stomped out of the room

When describing movement from one place to another, stomp requires a preposition like 'out of', 'into', or 'across'.


1803, variant of stamp. Compare German stampfen (“to stomp”). More at stamp.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated