trample

Examples

• All

• One Klan publication entitled The Fellowship Forum headlined: "Roman Students of Notre Dame Trample Flag;

  Academic text (1991)

• The sound of many feet trample echoed through the crowded stadium.

• The noisy trample of the herd filled the air as they rushed to the watering hole.

• During the parade, a loud trample of the marching band signaled the start of the festivities.

Synonyms

T

trampling

vstrample

4 4.2

A heavy sound that feet make when they step hard on the ground

is the continuous group footstep sound rather than single steps

T

tramp

vstrample

2 4.7

The heavy sound of regular footsteps, often from people walking together

focuses on the sound itself more than the walking action

C

clip-clop

vstrample

1 5.1

The sound horse hooves make when they hit a hard road in a steady regular beat

applies to heavy human or animal footfalls not only hoof rhythm

C

clippety-clop

vstrample

• Baby Talk

1 9.0

A steady sound of horse hooves on a hard road

covers heavier continuous stamping sounds beyond light rhythmic hoofbeats

Antonyms

S

silence

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Q

quiet

45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

How Heavy

stampede

26 4.9

trample

5.2

tread

• Literature

6 6.5

Surface Forms

Etymology