tramping

verb

present participle of tramp
1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work

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2
as in stomping
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you

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3
as in strolling
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain

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Recent Examples of tramping Plant-eating dinos that looked like huge, armored lizards left those footprints while tramping near the coastline of a vast Western Interior Seaway that extended into Colorado. — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026 Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tramping
  1. shuffling
  2. stomping
  3. strolling
  4. stumbling
  5. stamping
  6. hiking
  7. walking
  8. wandering
Verb
  • Green tea was served by gang members shuffling around in slippers.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffling
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  • The answer isn’t between stomping the gas pedal or leaving the car parked.
    — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomping
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  • The programming includes everything from live music and strolling carolers to festive crafts and local vendors.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • One early Saturday morning in June of 2025, a pair of very small raccoon cubs, about six weeks old, were strolling around the yard, exploring their world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolling
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  • Resendiz finished strongly, sending Mazoudier stumbling backward in the final minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Not everybody getting off the ride, stumbling to see their picture on the wall, agrees that the thrills were worth the chills.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stumbling
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  • All this suggests that stopping illicit distillation will mean finding new attacks before stamping them out.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That car became a rally staple, training a generation of drivers, including the French legend Jean Ragnotti, and stamping its double white stripe into motorsport folklore.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamping
Verb
  • Authorities warned against hiking this route this time of year due to deteriorating conditions and the onset of winter weather.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Reserve is also hiking rates again to rein in stubborn inflation.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiking
Verb
  • In September, two girls from Skyview High protested by walking off the start line after the gun went off, and last week, about a dozen of his own teammates did the same thing.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For Applegate, her previous diagnosis of MS had offered an explanation for her ongoing struggle with symptoms including tingling and numbness in her extremities, lack of coordination, balance issues and difficulty walking.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • The update comes on the heels of security footage from Clarkson’s visit to the store being released, showing Clarkson wandering the store for about five minutes, including a rather brief interaction with a shop employee.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As the song played, people from neighboring studios, including hip-hop producers and other musicians, began wandering in.
    — Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Tramping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tramping. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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