stampeding

Variant of stampede

stampede definition

☆ stam·pede (stam pēd′)

noun

  1. a sudden, headlong running away of a group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle
  2. a confused, headlong rush or flight of a large group of people
  3. any sudden, impulsive, spontaneous mass movement a stampede to support a candidate

Etymology: AmSp estampida < Sp, a crash, uproar < estampar, to stamp < Gmc *stampjan, stamp

intransitive verb stampeded -·ped′ed, stampeding -·ped′·ing

to move, or take part, in a stampede

transitive verb

  1. to cause to stampede
  2. to make a headlong charge at or upon as a group panicked patrons stampeded the exits

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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