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Meanings of tripping in English

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Drilling term.

Characterized by a buoyant rhythm.

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Moving easily and quickly; nimble.

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Usage of tripping in English
1
Five seconds later, the Ducks' Shea Theodore received a penalty for tripping.
Reuters
2
People are still tripping their way through the Invisible London multimedia exhibition.
The Irish Times
3
It feels like Smokefree Stage Challenge, grown up and absolutely tripping balls.
Radio NZ
4
Some day-tripping yahoos visited Loggerhead Island this morning and stirred up trouble.
Terminal
5
The same idea is daintily expressed in these tripping verses of Bryant's:-
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
6
She could fancy evil spirits tripping to it in swarms around her.
The Daughters of Danaus
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Nobody could take a step without tripping over a pile of books.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
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I was falling all the time because I was tripping over things.
The Irish Times
9
Suddenly, my foot catches on a rock and I lurch forward, tripping.
The kommandant's girl
10
He came very close to tripping over a hassock on his way.
The stand
11
The lad jumped awkwardly back into the room, tripping over his spurs.
War and Peace
12
All yours.' The sword twisted under her slippers, tripping her retreating feet.
Blood Rights
13
We've decided to celebrate the annual football ritual with a head-tripping playlist.
Wired
14
Unless you want to be tripping over yours, you'd better hurry up.
Arcadia falls
15
It may cause lameness, dangerous tripping, and thickening of the injured parts.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
16
He scraped his hand against a tree trunk to keep from tripping.
The river kings' road
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United Kingdom
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