About The Word Tripping
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Tripping
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What's The Definition Of Tripping?
[adj] moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
[adj] characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tripping: light | light-footed | lightsome | lilting | rhythmic | rhythmical | swinging | swingy Related Terms | Find terms related to Tripping: See Also | Tripping In Webster's Dictionary \Trip"ping\, a.
1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
2. (Her.) 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.
\Trip"ping\, n. 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips. 2. A light dance. Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. --Milton. 3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. {Tripping line} (Naut.), a small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor. --Luce. |
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