stamping

4 definitions • 7 examples

present participle of

to put a mark on an object either by printing on it or pushing into it with a small tool:

It is necessary to stamp your passport.

Every carton of yogurt is stamped with a sell-by date.

to put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger:

The little boy was stamping his foot and refusing to take his medicine.

She stood by the road, stamping her feet to stay warm.

I wish those people upstairs would stop stamping (about/around).

Why did you stamp on that insect?

to mark with a particular quality or show that someone has a particular quality:

Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department.