Tram·ple v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trampled p. pr. & vb. n. Trampling ]
  1. To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers.
     Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet.   --Matt. vii. 6.
  2. Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.
  trampling
       n : the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the
           trample of many feet" [syn: trample]