stomps
Pounds the floor
Stomps is the plural of stomp—a heavy, forceful step that makes noise on impact.
The word captures both the action and the sound: The child threw a tantrum with stomps and screams.
Stomps can also be dance moves involving rhythmic foot-striking, as in line dancing or clogging: The choreography features stomps and claps.
Flatten by pressure
- flattenMake level or smooth
- smashBreak violently apart
- crushCompress with force
- bugCrawling creature or defect
insect · grapes · grind · pulverize · trample · underfoot · destroy · press
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- rageIntense, violent anger
- footLeg's lowest part
- outburstSudden emotional release
storming · fury · childish · protest · indignation · huff · dramatic · emotional
Obstructing a passage
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
rhythm · percussion · folk · stepdance · footwork · choreography · jig · breakdown
Compress with force
- dominateControl through superior strength
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- trounceDefeat decisively
- demolishDestroy completely
destroy · victory · blowout · rout · overwhelm · annihilate · thrash · clobber
Strike palms together
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- anthemOfficial song of praise
bleachers · stadium · percussion · gospel · participatory · choir · congregation · foot-tapping
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
trudge · clomping · pounding · thudding · floor · stairs · feet · gait · tread · clomp
squash
Flatten by pressure
bug · insect · grapes · grind · pulverize · trample · underfoot · destroy · press · mash
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- rageIntense, violent anger
- footLeg's lowest part
outburst · storming · fury · childish · protest · indignation · huff · dramatic · emotional · petulant
clogging
Obstructing a passage
beat · rhythm · percussion · folk · stepdance · footwork · choreography · jig · breakdown · syncopation
crush
Compress with force
- dominateControl through superior strength
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- trounceDefeat decisively
demolish · destroy · victory · blowout · rout · overwhelm · annihilate · thrash · clobber · wallop
clap
Strike palms together
anthem · bleachers · stadium · percussion · gospel · participatory · choir · congregation · foot-tapping · cadence
- Early JazzNew Orleans jazz, Dixieland, hot jazz, ragtime, Louis Armstrong
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
- stomping groundsFamiliar frequented territory
- stomp onPress down forcefully
- stomp outExtinguish by treading
- stomp offExit angrily with heavy steps
- old stomping grounds
- foot stompingPercussive lower-limb action
stomp, stomping, stomped, stomper, stompers, stompy, stomp on