Trampling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of heavy treading or stomping

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈæmplɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈamplɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈamplɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈæmplɪŋ/.

Examples

he heard the trample of many feet
The soldiers trampled across the fields
The passerby was trampled by an elephant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tread down tramp down tread trample

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of heavy treading or stomping “he heard the trample of many feet”
verb	tread or stomp heavily or roughly “The soldiers trampled across the fields”
verb	injure by trampling or as if by trampling “The passerby was trampled by an elephant”
verb	walk on and flatten “tramp down the grass”

Word Forms

trample	verb	walk on and flatten
trample	noun	the sound of heavy treading or stomping
trampler	noun	someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground
trampling	noun	the sound of heavy treading or stomping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trampeln

das Geräusch von starkem Treten oder Stampfen

🇫🇷French

piétinement

le bruit d'un pas lourd ou d'un piétinement

🇪🇸Spanish

pisoteando

el sonido de pisadas pesadas o pisotones

🇮🇹Italian

calpestare

il rumore di passi pesanti o di colpi pesanti

🇳🇱Dutch

vertrappen

het geluid van zwaar trappen of stampen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pisoteio

o som de passos pesados ou pisadas pesadas

🇷🇺Russian

топтание

звук тяжелой ходьбы или топота

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुचल रही

भारी चलने या पैर पटकने की आवाज

🇧🇩Bengali

পদদলিত

ভারী পদদলিত বা ধাক্কা খাওয়ার শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதித்தல்

கனமான மிதிக்கும் அல்லது மிதிக்கும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొక్కడం

భారీ తొక్కడం లేదా తొక్కడం యొక్క శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

तुडवणे

जोरात तुडवण्याचा किंवा स्टॉम्पिंगचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કચડી નાખવું

ભારે ચાલવાનો અથવા સ્ટમ્પિંગનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಳಿಯುವುದು

ಭಾರೀ ತುಳಿಯುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಟಾಂಪಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചവിട്ടിമെതിക്കുന്നു

കനത്ത ചവിട്ടുന്നതിൻ്റെയോ ചവിട്ടുന്നതിൻ്റെയോ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਚਲਣਾ

ਭਾਰੀ ਪੈਦਲ ਚੱਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਠੋਕਰ ਮਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

روندنا

بھاری چلنے یا ٹھونسنے کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

践踏

沉重的脚步声或跺脚声

🇯🇵Japanese

踏みつけ

激しく踏む音、または踏み鳴らす音

🇰🇷Korean

짓밟다

심하게 밟거나 구르는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giẫm đạp

âm thanh của bước đi nặng nề hoặc dậm chân

🇹🇭Thai

การเหยียบย่ำ

เสียงเหยียบหรือกระทืบหนักๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menginjak-injak

suara injakan atau hentakan yang berat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtapak

ang tunog ng mabigat na pagtapak o pagtapak

🇲🇾Malay

memijak

bunyi pijak atau hentakan yang berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدوس

صوت الدوس أو الدوس الثقيل

🇮🇷Persian

زیر پا گذاشتن

صدای پا زدن یا پا زدن سنگین

🇹🇷Turkish

ayaklar altına almak

ağır adım atma veya yere basma sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְמִיסָה

קול של דריכה או דריכה כבדה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'trampling'?

The primary meaning of 'trampling' is 'the sound of heavy treading or stomping'.

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Using 'trampling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'trampling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'trampling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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