trampling

Thân thiện

A herd of elephants is trampling through the tall grass.

Definition

Noun 1. The sound of heavy treading or stomping: The noise produced by many feet walking or stamping heavily and often destructively.

Usage

The word "trampling" is used to describe the specific, often loud and chaotic, sound made by a group of people or animals moving with heavy, crushing steps. It implies force and a lack of care for what is underfoot.

Examples

• The trampling of the crowd outside the stadium gates grew louder.
• From the forest came the sudden trampling of a startled deer.
• She could hear the trampling of boots on the wooden floor above.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: While primarily describing a literal sound, "trampling" can be used figuratively to evoke the idea of a powerful, overwhelming, and destructive force.
  • Example: The trampling of democratic rights was met with widespread protest. (Here, it evokes the image and destructive effect of being crushed underfoot.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trample (verb): To tread on and crush.
  • Example: Please do not trample the flowers.
• Trampler (noun): One who tramples.

Synonyms

• Stomping
• Crushing
• Treading
• Pounding (of feet)

Antonyms

• Tiptoeing
• Creeping
• Light footsteps

Related Phrases

• The trampling of feet: A common phrase emphasizing the source of the sound.
  • Example: The room fell silent except for the distant trampling of feet.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the sound of heavy treading or stomping
   • he heard the trample of many feet

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