stamping
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
The horse's stamping in the stable woke Lan before sunrise.
A burst of stamping from the hallway sent the sleeping dog under the table.
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.