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stomp off

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To walk away in an angry way, putting your feet down very hard on the ground.

Literal meaning: To walk away while stomping one's feet loudly.

Meanings

1 B2 informal

To leave a place angrily, walking with heavy, loud footsteps as a sign of displeasure.

"After losing the argument, he stomped off without saying another word."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

The heavy footsteps ('stomping') signal the emotional state to others. Common in descriptions of arguments, tantrums, or disagreements. Often used in narrative writing to convey a character's anger.

Commonly used with

stage room field angrily huff argument

Forms

Base
stomp off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stomps off
he/she/it
Past simple
stomped off
yesterday
Past participle
stomped off
have + pp
-ing form
stomping off
continuous

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