踏ふみ固かためる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

tread down and harden; tamp down by foot

Used for compacting soil, snow, or similar surfaces by walking on them repeatedly.

• 庭にわの土つちを踏ふみ固かためて花か壇だんを作つくった。

  I tamped down the garden soil by foot and made a flower bed.

• 雪ゆきの上うえを何なん度ども歩あるいて踏ふみ固かためた。

  I walked over the snow many times to pack it down.