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Definition of "tripping" []

  • Moving quickly and lightly; nimble. (adjective)
  • Speaking or flowing easily; fluent. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tripping" in a sentence
  • "What we referred to as a "tripping hazard" back in our religious all-girls high school and a "fire hazard" because after all, it would have taken us longer to get out of the building in those things is gracing the runway."
  • "Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period PHO 1: 57 Daniel Carcillo fighting major VAN 1: 57 Rob Davison fighting major VAN 12: 18 Mats Sundin tripping minor PHO 13: 46 David Hale kneeing minor 2nd period VAN 8: 29 Shane O'Brien interference minor 3rd period PHO 7: 50 Olli Jokinen hooking minor VAN 13: 22 Jannik Hansen high-sticking double-minor"
  • "Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period PIT 8: 20 Matt Cooke unsportsmanlike-conduct minor CAR 8: 20 Chad LaRose tripping minor PIT 18: 02 Brooks Orpik holding minor 2nd period CAR 2: 02 Dennis Seidenberg cross-checking minor PIT 9: 53 Chris Kunitz tripping minor CAR 12: 09 Chad LaRose hooking minor 3rd period PIT 18: 12 Bill Guerin tripping minor"