tripping
AdjectiveUS[trip-ing]/ˈtrɪpɪŋ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- 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: liltingswingingswingyOpposite unrhythmicSimilar rhythmical, rhythmic
- moving easily and quickly; nimble“the dancer was light and graceful”“a lightsome buoyant step”“walked with a light tripping step”Synonyms: lightlightsomeOpposite heavy-footedSimilar light-footed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Trip′ping adjective
1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
2. Heraldry 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 noun
1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.
2. A light dance.
Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes.— John Milton
3. Nautical The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.
Tripping line Nautical, 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. Stephen Bleecker. Luce
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54