running hand

noun

|Updated on: 25 Apr 2018

Definition of running hand

: handwriting in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen

Recent Examples of running hand from the Web

Their steadfast support for the president suggests that no matter who wins the June 12 primary, Virginia’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate will run hand-in-hand with Trump, who polls poorly in Virginia but remains popular with the GOP base.

— laura vozzella, Washington Post, "Republicans seeking to unseat Kaine embrace Trump at Liberty University debate," 20 Apr. 2018
The surplus of runs handed a victory to Kenta Maeda.

— andy mccullough, latimes.com, "Dodgers extend win streak to four with sweep over Padres," 19 Apr. 2018
Some ran hands over the trigger guards of their rifles.

— Newsweek, "Amazing Photos of Bioluminescent Phytoplankton," 14 Mar. 2018

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