Trampling
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling. countable, uncountable
"The awfulest thing was the silence; there wasn't a sound but the screaking of the saddles, the measured tramplings, and the sneezing of the horses, afflicted by the smothering dust-clouds which they kicked up."
- 2 the sound of heavy treading or stomping wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of trample form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"It's the land of my ancestors that you're trampling with your feet!"