tripping

UK /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/ US /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/

adj 4noun 1

Definitions

adj

Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

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.

Undergoing a hallucinogenic trip.

Saying crazy things or acting foolishly.

noun

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[…]

Collocations

ADJ.

girlish, many, over, own, proper, round, single-handedly

VERB + TRIPPING

came, ended, kept, power, shape, spent, time

TRIPPING + NOUN

balls, boss, forth, room, something, tree

PREP.

across, on, up

ADV.

definitely, lightheartedly, seriously

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — moving easily and quickly

adjective — characterized by a buoyant rhythm

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a buck tripping

Wiktionary

Robinson, [...] vert, on a chev. betw. three bucks, tripping, or, as many cinquefoils gu.—Crest, a buck, tripping, or.

Wiktionary

[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 s

Wiktionary

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[…]

Wiktionary

He's tripping balls.

Tatoeba · #1515531

I ended up tripping and skinning my knee while I was it in our game of blind man's bluff.

Tatoeba · #5479403

Usage Notes

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