stamping

[stˈæmpɪŋ] /ˈstamp How to pronounce stamp (audio) transitive sense 2a & intransitive sense 2 are also ˈstämp How to pronounce stamp (audio) or ˈstȯmp/ (ame, mw)

stamping — noun

1. the act of hitting the ground hard with your foot, or the loud sound this makes.

1.名詞B2
釋義

the act of hitting the ground hard with your foot, or the loud sound this makes.

例句

Christopher's angry stamping shook dust from the old classroom floorboards.

angry stamping shook + object

We heard heavy stamping above us after the neighbors dropped a suitcase.

heavy stamping above + person

同義詞
  • stomping

    more informal and often suggests repeated angry steps

  • foot pounding

    descriptive phrase that stresses the noise more than the noun form

文法句型

the stamping of + boots/feet/hooves

stamping from + [place]

用法筆記

Usually treated as an uncountable noun. It often appears with of when you name what is hitting the ground, as in the stamping of boots or hooves.