Difference between Trampling and Trample

What is the difference between Trampling and Trample?

Trampling as a verb is to crush something by walking on it. while Trample as a verb is to crush and destroy something by walking on it.

Trampling

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To crush something by walking on it.

Trample

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the sound of heavy footsteps

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To crush and destroy something by walking on it.To treat someone harshly.To walk heavily and destructively.To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.

Example sentence: The federal government does not trample in jackboots those with whom it does business. It wraps them in cotton batting and, when they express ingratitude, apologizes profusely.

We hope you now know whether to use Trampling or Trample in your sentence.

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