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TRIPPING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moving easily and quickly; nimble
Example:
walked with a light tripping step
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
light-footed ((of movement) having a light and springy step)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by a buoyant rhythm
Example:
a tripping singing measure
Synonyms:
lilting; swinging; swingy; tripping
Classified under:
Similar:
rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb trip
Context examples:
For events or objects that are difficult to see (a gray chair in a dark room, for example), small changes in the amount of visual information available and recorded in the brain can be the difference between tripping over the chair or successfully avoiding it.
(Researchers discover neural code that predicts behavior, National Institutes of Health)
It was Bessie, I knew well enough; but I did not stir; her light step came tripping down the path.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Then light steps ascended the stairs; and there was a tripping through the gallery, and soft cheerful laughs, and opening and closing doors, and, for a time, a hush.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
