tripping (Meaning)

Wordnet

tripping (s)

characterized by a buoyant rhythm

moving easily and quickly; nimble

Webster

tripping (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Trip

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

tripping Sentence Examples

  1. The hiker tripped over a loose rock and tumbled down the trail.
  2. While carrying groceries up the stairs, she tripped and dropped the entire bag.
  3. The child tripped and fell, scraping their knee on the pavement.
  4. The dancer tripped during her performance, but managed to regain her balance quickly.
  5. The horse tripped over a fence and injured its leg.
  6. The stumbling drunk tripped and fell into a puddle.
  7. The aircraft encountered turbulence, causing the passengers to feel like they were tripping.
  8. The students tripped over each other as they ran into the school.
  9. The thief tripped and fell while trying to escape from the scene of the crime.
  10. The snowboarder tripped and slid down the mountain, but was unharmed.

FAQs About the word tripping

characterized by a buoyant rhythm, moving easily and quickly; nimbleof Trip, Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly., Having the right forefoot lifted, the

jogging,trotting, speeding, skipping, sprinting, galloping, hurrying, rushing, running, hustling

dragging, lingering,strolling, lagging, creeping, shambling, shuffling, ambling, strolling, shambling

The hiker tripped over a loose rock and tumbled down the trail.

While carrying groceries up the stairs, she tripped and dropped the entire bag.

The child tripped and fell, scraping their knee on the pavement.

The dancer tripped during her performance, but managed to regain her balance quickly.