Tromping — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun /ˈträmp/

Meaning & Definition of Tromping

Tromping (verb)

  1. tramp
  2. to step hard, stamp
  3. tramp

Tromping (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in pummeling, pelting

    similar: assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning, buffeting, clubbing, cudgeling, drubbing, flogging, hammering, lacing, licking, mauling, paddling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, smashing, socking, thrashing, thumping, walloping, whaling, whipping, damage, detriment, harm, hurt, impairment, injury, frenzy, fury, onslaught, outbreak, outrage, paroxysm, rage, rampage, revolt, riot, rupture, shock, storm, terror, threat, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, barbarity, brutality, savagery, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, hectoring, strong-arming, force, foul play, violence, crippling, maiming, mayhem, mutilation
    opposite: pacificism, pacifism, nonviolence

Tromping (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way"

    similar: barging, clumping, flogging (British), floundering, galumphing, lumbering, lumping, plodding, pounding, scuffing, scuffling, shambling, shuffling, slogging, sloughing, stamping, stomping, stumbling, stumping, tramping, trudging
    related: dragging, flopping, hauling, blundering, careening, doddering, lurching, reeling, staggering, swaying, teetering, tottering, waddling, weaving, wobbling
    opposite: breezing, coasting, gliding, sliding, waltzing, whisking
    near: drifting, floating, hanging, hovering, poising, wafting

  2. to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure

    "the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens"

    similar: champing, stamping, stomping, tramping, trampling
    related: overriding, running down, running over, stepping (on), mashing, pulping, smashing, squashing, squelching, booting, hoofing, kicking

  3. to defeat by a large margin

    "sure, I lost the election, but I didn't get tromped, so I'll see you again in four years"

    similar: annihilating, blowing away, bombing, burying, clobbering, creaming, drubbing, dusting, flattening, pasting, routing, shellacking, skinning, skunking, smoking (slang), smothering, snowing under, thrashing, trimming, trouncing, walloping, waxing (slang), whipping, whomping, whopping, whupping, beating the pants off, eating alive, running circles around, wiping the floor with
    related: sweeping, upsetting, beating, besting, conquering, dispatching, hurdling, licking, mastering, overbearing, overcoming, overmatching, prevailing (over), subduing, surmounting, taking, throwing, triumphing (over), winning (against), worsting, crushing, knocking off, knocking over, overpowering, overthrowing, overwhelming, subjugating, upending, vanquishing, acing (out), bettering, eclipsing, exceeding, outdistancing, outdoing, outfighting, outshining, outstripping, overtopping, surpassing, topping, transcending, edging (out), nosing out, pipping (British), capping, excelling, flourishing, scoring, succeeding, breaking, destroying, doing in, finishing, sinking, slaughtering

  4. to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure

    "the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek"

    similar: ambling, hiking, perambulating, rambling, sauntering, strolling, tramping
    related: roaming, roving, wandering, peregrinating, traipsing, traversing, trekking, walking, marching, promenading, power walking

  5. to strike repeatedly

    "tromped the bully, giving him a taste of his own medicine"

    similar: bashing, basting, battering, batting, beating, belaboring, belting, birching, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging up, clubbing, currying, doing, drubbing, fibbing (British), flogging, hammering, hiding, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, licking, mauling, messing (up), paddling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, punching out, roughing (up), slating, slogging, switching, tanning, thrashing, threshing, thumping, walloping, whaling, whipping, whopping, whupping, working over, beating up on
    related: assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cudgeling, cuffing, descending (on or upon), hitting, jumping (on), knocking, lamming, laying on, pasting, pouncing (on or upon), punching, raiding, rushing, slamming, slapping, smacking, smashing, socking, spanking, storming, swatting, swiping, thwacking, whacking, whamming, whomping, blackjacking, caning, cowhiding, flagellating, fustigating, horsewhipping, leathering, pistol-whipping, rawhiding, scourging, strapping, goring, lacerating, wounding, maiming, mangling, mutilating

Related Entry: Tromp (verb)

Tromp is a different word from Tromping. The synonyms below are for tromp, not for tromping.

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way"

    similar: barge, clump, flog (British), flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, trudge
    related: drag, flop, haul, blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble
    opposite: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
    near: drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

  2. to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure

    "the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens"

    similar: champ, stamp, stomp, tramp, trample
    related: override, run down, run over, step (on), mash, pulp, smash, squash, squelch, boot, hoof, kick

  3. to defeat by a large margin

    "sure, I lost the election, but I didn't get tromped, so I'll see you again in four years"

    similar: annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke (slang), smother, snow under, thrash, trim, trounce, wallop, wax (slang), whip, whomp, whop, whup, beat the pants off, eat alive, run circles around, wipe the floor with
    related: sweep, upset, beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst, crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish, ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend, edge (out), nose out, pip (British), cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed, break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

  4. to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure

    "the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek"

    similar: amble, hike, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, tramp
    related: roam, rove, wander, peregrinate, traipse, traverse, trek, walk, march, promenade, power walk

  5. to strike repeatedly

    "tromped the bully, giving him a taste of his own medicine"

    similar: bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib (British), flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, wallop, whale, whip, whop, whup, work over, beat up on
    related: assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp, blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap, gore, lacerate, wound, maim, mangle, mutilate

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Tromping

The most common words with a similar meaning to Tromping:

British: flogging, fibbing
Slang: smoking, waxing
assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning, buffeting, clubbing, cudgeling, drubbing, hammering, lacing, licking, mauling, paddling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, smashing, socking, thrashing, thumping, walloping, whaling, whipping, damage, detriment, harm, hurt, impairment, injury, frenzy, fury, onslaught, outbreak, outrage

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Tromping

Words with the opposite meaning of Tromping:

pacificism, pacifism, nonviolence, breezing, coasting, gliding, sliding, waltzing, whisking

Related Words for Tromping

dragging, flopping, hauling, blundering, careening, doddering, lurching, reeling, staggering, swaying, teetering, tottering, waddling, weaving, wobbling, overriding, running down, running over, stepping (on), mashing, pulping, squashing, squelching, booting, hoofing, kicking, sweeping, upsetting, besting, conquering

Near Antonyms of Tromping

drifting, floating, hanging, hovering, poising, wafting

Word Forms of Tromping

Inflections: tromped, tromps

Origin & Etymology of Tromping

by alteration

First known use: 1846i

Frequently Asked Questions about Tromping

What does "Tromping" mean?

"Tromping" means tramp. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: tramp. It has 6 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Tromping"?

Other words for "Tromping" include assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating and belting. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Tromping" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Tromping"?

There are 280 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Tromping". Common alternatives include assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning and buffeting.

What is the opposite of "Tromping"?

Antonyms of "Tromping" include pacificism, pacifism, nonviolence, breezing, coasting, gliding, sliding and waltzing. Near antonyms include drifting, floating, hanging and hovering.

How do you use "Tromping" in a sentence?

Examples of "Tromping" in a sentence: "sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way"; "the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens"; "sure, I lost the election, but I didn't get tromped, so I'll see you again in four years".

Is "Tromping" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Tromping" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Tromping"?

"Tromping" is pronounced /ˈträmp/.

What is the origin of the word "Tromping"?

"Tromping" comes from by alteration. First known use: 1846i.