stamp about

Frequency: 5.08.1 per million words

To walk around stamping one's feet, often in anger or frustration.

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Examples (10)

  • The child began to stamp about the room when he didn't get his way.
  • She was so furious that she could only stamp about, muttering to herself.
  • He'd often stamp about the house for hours after a disagreement.
  • Don't just stamp about in frustration; try to articulate what's bothering you.
  • Hearing the bad news, he started to stamp about the office, clearly agitated.
  • The manager would sometimes stamp about during heated meetings.
  • After losing the game, the player could be seen stamping about the locker room.
  • I heard him stamping about upstairs, probably upset about something again.
  • She refused to just sit quietly and instead began to stamp about, demanding answers.
  • The old man used to stamp about his garden whenever his prize roses withered.