piétiner
Meanings
Verb
1. to stomp (make loud sounds by stepping) (intransitive)
2. to shuffle (move forwards with short steps and with difficulty) (intransitive)
3. to make no headway, to go into a dead end (intransitive, figuratively)
4. to trample (underfoot) (transitive)
Examples10
Ils ont été piétinés par la foule.
They were trampled by the crowd.
J'ai écrasé les tas de feuilles en les piétinant.
I crushed the piles of leaves by stomping on it.
Il étouffa le feu en le piétinant.
He stamped out the fire.
Ne piétine pas ma pelouse !
Don't walk on my lawn!
Il a piétiné mes lunettes, en les abîmant.
He trampled on my eyeglasses, ruining them.
J'ai piétiné le tas de feuilles pour le comprimer.
I stomped on the pile of leaves to compress it.