trampled; trampling
ˈtram-p(ə-)liŋ 
1
: tramp
especially
: to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
2
: to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly
—usually used with on, over, or upon
trampling on the rights of others
: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading
trampled the flowers
trample
noun
Examples of trample in a Sentence
The workmen trampled on my flower bed.
Her glasses were trampled underfoot by the crowd.
Many people were trampled to death trying to escape the burning building.
They are trampling on our rights.
They are trampling our rights.
Their most cherished traditions have been trampled.
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In exchange, megafauna trampled, ate and otherwise deterred the grasses’ main botanical competitors, such as shrubs and trees, and fertilized the fields with their copious dung.
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Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
She was nearly trampled by a herd of elephants, was attacked by a huge black spider, was almost kicked by wild horses.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Further, the mandate of city voters, as expressed in their city charters, should not be so easily trampled upon.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
When walkways are flooded, people end up trampling the trees’ roots.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
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Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
She was nearly trampled by a herd of elephants, was attacked by a huge black spider, was almost kicked by wild horses.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Further, the mandate of city voters, as expressed in their city charters, should not be so easily trampled upon.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
When walkways are flooded, people end up trampling the trees’ roots.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trample. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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trample
verb
tram·ple
ˈtram-pəl
trampled; trampling
-p(ə-)liŋ
1
a
: to tramp or tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
cattle trampled on the young wheat
b
: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading
trampled the flowers
2
: to injure or harm by ruthless or heartless treatment
trampling on the right of others
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