tripping
verbadjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˈtɹɪpɪŋ//
Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
verb
- 1
Also a form of trippresent participle and gerund of trip
adjective
- 1
Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
- 2
Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
a buck tripping
Robinson, [...] vert, on a chev. betw. three bucks, tripping, or, as many cinquefoils gu.—Crest, a buck, tripping, or.
[A] buck tripping proper (of its natural colour), is borne by the name of Williams; Argent, a buck tripping proper, attired and unguled (horned and hoofed) or, by the name of Holme, in Scotland. The same arms are borne by the[…]
Ar. three stags tripping ppr.
- 3
slangUndergoing a hallucinogenic trip.
- 4
slangSaying crazy things or acting foolishly.
noun
- 1
The act of one who trips.
At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments[…]
Forms
- plural
- trippings
- comparative
- more tripping
- superlative
- most tripping
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