tromp

Examples

• All

• I look to hear the tromp of their boots any moment.

  Serenity (2005)

• Tromp, tromp, tromp, don't be too hard on her. Tromp, tromp, a rough day. Tromp, draw on three, pod'ner.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Tromp, tromp, tromp, don't be too hard on her. Tromp, tromp, a rough day. Tromp, draw on three, pod'ner.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The tromp of his footsteps on the plank roadway echoed hollowly.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The tromp of the soldiers' boots on the pavement signaled their arrival.

• As we marched through the forest, the tromp of our footsteps disturbed the peaceful silence.

• I could hear the steady tromp of their heavy boots as they approached the campsite.

Synonyms

F

footstep

vstromp

90 1.0

The sound made by someone walking

is heavier and may mean a long tiring walk as well as a sound

F

footfall

vstromp

9 6.2

The sound a person's steps make when they walk

is heavier or can mean a long tiring walk rather than any single step

T

trampling

vstromp

4 4.2

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

includes meaning of a long tiring walk as well as steady heavy sound

T

tramp

vstromp

2 4.7

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

is broader often meaning a long tiring walk or heavy steady sound

T

trample

vstromp

5.2

A heavy sound of many feet stamping on the ground

is used for a long tiring walk or steady heavy steps not just stamping

How Tiring

trek

279 4.8

to trudge

21 5.5

tromp

1 7.6

to walk

∞ 1.0

stroll

92 1.2

Surface Forms

Etymology