Synonyms of tripping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trotting
• jogging
• running
• skipping
• sprinting
• hurrying
• galloping
• speeding
• rushing
• dashing
• racing
• scampering
• leaping
• zipping
• scooting
• scurrying
• hustling
• bounding
• springing
• loping
• tearing
• blasting
• ripping
• blowing
• careening
• hurling
• humping
• buzzing
• hurtling
• whirling
• barreling
• scuttling
• blazing
• shagging
• cantering
• zooming
• bolting
• hastening
• jetting
• bowling
• ramming
• shooting
• whisking
• rocketing
• coursing
• pelting
• haring
• bustling
• belting
• rustling
• breezing
• stepping (along)
• bombing
• pattering
• cannonballing
• nipping
• hying
• footing (it)
• hotfooting (it)
• legging (it)
• hoofing (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolling
• shuffling
• dragging
• sauntering
• ambling
• creeping
• lingering
• crawling
• poking
• shambling
• lagging
• loitering
• dawdling
• trudging
• tarrying
• dallying
• plodding
• hobbling
• lumbering
• limping
• dillydallying

2

as in stumbling

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

tripped over a chair and landed on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• falling
• slipping
• tumbling
• toppling
• collapsing
• sliding
• crashing
• skidding
• plopping
• dropping
• plunging
• crumpling
• plunking
• precipitating
• plummeting
• slumping (over)
• wiping out
• keeling
• flumping
• free-falling
• nose-diving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• standing (up)
• uprising
• getting up

3

as in hopping

to move with a light springing step

dancers tripping lightly across the stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hopping
• bouncing
• skipping
• bounding
• leaping
• loping
• jumping
• lolloping
• romping
• capering
• skittering
• frisking
• gamboling
• vaulting
• skimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plodding
• trudging
• lumbering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traveling
• journeying
• trekking
• touring
• wandering
• voyaging
• roaming
• sailing
• flying
• pilgrimaging
• migrating
• hopping
• riding
• jaunting
• peregrinating
• cruising
• traipsing
• gallivanting
• knocking (about)
• driving
• rambling
• roving
• perambulating
• trundling
• navigating
• busing
• motoring
• jetting
• rolling
• gigging
• road-tripping
• coaching
• cabbing
• barnstorming

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• fumbling
• blundering
• nodding
• erring
• flubbing
• fluffing
• slipping up
• mistaking
• dropping the ball
• screwing up
• boobing
• goofing (up)
• laying an egg
• misunderstanding
• fouling up
• messing (up)
• lousing up
• mangling
• murdering
• botching
• bungling
• misjudging
• miscalculating
• muffing
• bobbling
• miscounting
• butchering
• misconceiving
• misconstruing
• misinterpreting
• mishandling
• foozling
• miscuing
• misdeeming
• misgauging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tripping

The nearly two-minute spot depicts a club-wielding bureaucrat chasing and tripping a child on a bike and another stealing a boy’s scooter. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

The boy was outside by himself for a total of nine minutes and had fallen into the pool after tripping over an inflatable chair, the report added. — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Aside from the sagre, there are some incredible gardens and charming towns within day-tripping distance of Rome that are especially lovely in the fall. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Officials said the bear swiped at the man, scratching his arm, and that the man went on to injure his foot after tripping while trying to escape. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

How quickly the brain and body react after tripping — with your foot automatically thrusting forward, for example, to prevent yourself from face-planting — is what plyometrics trains for. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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