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Noun trampling has 1 sense

trample, trampling - the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"
--₁ is a kind of sound

Derived form: verb trample₁

Verb trample has 3 senses

tread, trample - tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
--₁ is one way to walk

Derived forms: noun trample₁, noun trampler₂, noun trampling₁
Sample sentence:
The children trample to the playground
trample - injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"
--₂ is one way to injure, wound

Derived forms: noun trample₁, noun trampler₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
tramp down, trample, tread down - walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers"
--₃ is one way to walk

Derived forms: noun trample₁, noun trampler₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something