tramp
2
4.7
- noun
- /træmp/
:
pisoteo
- Tramp, tramp, tramp!
- the tramp of feet
- the tramp of boots
- measured tramp
Examples
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Tramp, tramp, tramp!
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The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom.
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Under the gunfire came the tramp of marching men.
Fiction book (1992) -
Tramp, tramp, tramp!
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Tramp stamps.
Blog text (24) -
The tones of the earth changed, its smell grew richer, and the tramp of the foot was answered by a soft rustle of flesh, and not the beating of boulders.
Fiction book (1994) -
The tramp of soldiers echoed through the empty street as they marched in formation.
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As the hikers approached, we could hear the steady tramp of their boots on the gravel path.
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In the quiet night, the distant tramp of approaching feet was the only sound we could hear.
Synonyms
90
1.0
The sound made by someone walking
9
6.2
The sound a person's steps make when they walk
6
6.5
A single step or the sound a foot makes when walking
4
4.2
A heavy sound that feet make when they step hard on the ground
A heavy sound of many feet stamping on the ground
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.6
A cargo ship that sails without a fixed route, carrying goods when available
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tramp for the sound of heavy steps comes directly from the noise of heavy walking, like the trample of boots on a floor. So the 'tramp' of feet is the heavy, regular sound of people walking.