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stampfen

stomp

verb SHTAMP-fen Rare

Also means

trudge

Usage Note

stampfen means to stamp the feet heavily or to trudge through mud or snow. When stamping in place it takes haben; when moving forward through something it takes sein: durch den Schnee gestampft.

Examples

"Wütend stampft das Kind mit dem Fuß."

Natural Translation

Angrily the child stamps its foot.

Literal Translation

Angrily stamps the child with the foot.

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