stampede Synonyms
Strongest:
- hang-around-or-out-
- lag
- stroll
- poke
- shuffle
- dawdle
- dawdle
- stroll
- linger
- drag
- drag
- poke
- shuffle
- hang-around-or-out-
- lag
- linger
Strong:
- lumber
- loiter
- plod
- lumber
- dillydally
- creep
- tarry
- saunter
- amble
- tarry
- plod
- slow-down-or-up-
- decelerate
- saunter
- dillydally
- creep
- loiter
- slow-down-or-up-
- decelerate
- amble
Weak:
stampede Meaning
stampede (n)
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
stampede (v)
cause to run in panic
cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
run away in a stampede
stampede (n.)
Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention.
stampede Sentence Examples
- The sudden noise triggered a stampede among the startled herd of elephants.
- In the chaos of the evacuation, a stampede ensued as people desperately sought exits.
- The terrified crowd erupted into a stampede, crushing anyone in its path.
- The raging bull's charge caused a stampede of the matadors and spectators alike.
- The stampede of shoppers on Black Friday left the aisles chaotic and dangerous.
- The stampede of wildebeest across the Serengeti River is an awe-inspiring spectacle.
- Order turned to chaos as a stampede developed in the cramped fairground.
- The stampede during the protest led to numerous injuries and property damage.
- The police struggled to control the stampede of people trying to enter the concert venue.
- The stampede of cattle through the narrow chute created a deafening roar.
FAQs About the word stampede
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse, a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle), cause to run in panic, cause a group or mass of pe
torrent, flow,flood, rush,tide, influx, overflow, deluge, stream, inundation
hang (around or out), lag, stroll, poke, shuffle, dawdle, dawdle, stroll, linger,drag
The sudden noise triggered a stampede among the startled herd of elephants.
In the chaos of the evacuation, a stampede ensued as people desperately sought exits.
The terrified crowd erupted into a stampede, crushing anyone in its path.
The raging bull's charge caused a stampede of the matadors and spectators alike.
