tripping

verb

present participle of trip
1
as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

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2
as in stumbling
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily tripped over a chair and landed on her face

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3
as in hopping
to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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4
as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

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5
as in fumbling
to make a mistake the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip

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Recent Examples of tripping The plumbing was failing, the floors were uneven and posed tripping hazards, the foundation was crumbling and sewage sometimes backed up into a corner of the kitchen. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026 Today, Hollywood agencies, studios and streamers are tripping over themselves to sign digital talent. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Additionally, most air bathtubs require around 110 volts of power, and some may require a 15-amp dedicated circuit to avoid tripping the breakers in your breaker box. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 On-site battery storage buys operators time to ramp power safely without tripping local substations. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Older adults, people with visual impairments, parents with strollers, and other pedestrians also risk tripping over them. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 July 2026 Among them was Argentina’s Leandro Paredes appearing to grab Spain’s Eric García by the throat before others started shoving and tripping each other to the turf. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 In March, Melissa Graybill, 52, watched her mother, who is 69, begin an arduous recovery journey after tripping while getting off a horse. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 Video of the incident shows Henderson trying to climb back over the advertising barriers, tripping, and landing hard on his wrist. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripping
  1. trotting
  2. stumbling
  3. hopping
  4. traveling
  5. fumbling
  6. jogging
  7. falling
  8. bouncing
Verb
  • Grande and Erivo went on a globe-trotting press tour for the ages to promote the movie musical.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Video shows the animal trotting up the front steps, grabbing a glass bottle of milk in its mouth, knocking it over and carrying it away.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of trotting
Verb
  • Such a contrast to the wonderful Bootham Crescent, York’s home until 2020 and within stumbling distance of not only the famous Minster but all the city’s many other attractions.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The most underachieving team on the Los Angeles sports landscape is embarrassingly stumbling through another season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of stumbling
Verb
  • Pets have been crawling, slithering, and hopping through classrooms across the United States for years.
    — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2026
  • For many, discovering quaint antique shops is the impetus for hopping in the car and taking a leisurely drive.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopping
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  • The trucks wait until all those in the area are ready before traveling in convoys to packing plants, accompanied by police patrols to prevent robberies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Murphy, traveling the country promoting his recent book and opining on the state of the Democrats, returned to Connecticut to boost Larson and trash Bronin.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • Most of the world was fumbling and scared, and Fauci seemed to have some idea of what to do.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Achane, the Miami Dolphins’ starting tailback, was referring to Ollie Gordon II fumbling the ball away in Wednesday practice, the team’s first of training camp.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of fumbling
Verb
  • Adames then led off the bottom of the seventh, popping out and jogging gingerly back to the dugout.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs pulled up halfway through Tuesday's final with an apparent leg injury before jogging across the line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of jogging
Verb
  • Brokerages price crypto like an asset class, a few dozen basis points and falling.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • International benchmark Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel last month, while also falling near $70 a barrel.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Burnley have become something of a yo-yo club over the past five years, bouncing between the top two divisions with two promotions and three relegations.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Alex Vesia relieved Diaz, but Chourio scored on a bouncing single by Bauers, a Huntington Beach native.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bouncing

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