trampling

tram·ple

T0311900 (trăm′pəl)v. tram·pled, tram·pling, tram·ples v.tr.1. To beat down with the feet so as to crush, bruise, or destroy; tramp on.2. To treat harshly or ruthlessly: would trample anyone who got in their way.v.intr.1. To tread heavily or destructively: trampling on the flowers.2. To inflict injury as if by treading heavily: "trampling on the feelings of those about you" (Thornton Wilder).n. The action or sound of trampling.

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[Middle English tramplen, frequentative of trampen, to tramp; see tramp.]

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tram′pler n.

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trampling - the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"tramplesound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"