tripping - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tripping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tripping

[ a.]

- Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
- Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.

2 . Tripping

[ n.]

- Act of one who, or that which, trips.
- A light dance.
- The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.

3 . Tripping

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Trip

Meaning of 'tripping' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tripping

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- characterized by a buoyant rhythm

Example in sentence:

a graceful swingy walk;
a swinging pace;
a tripping singing measure;
an easy lilting stride;
the flute broke into a light lilting air

Meaning (2):
- moving easily and quickly; nimble

Example in sentence:

a lightsome buoyant step;
the dancer was light and graceful;
walked with a light tripping step

Nearby Words:

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