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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
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as in stumbling
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
tripped over a chair and landed on her face
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as in hopping
to move with a light springing step
dancers tripping lightly across the stage
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as in travelling
to take a trip especially of some distance
while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer
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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
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Recent Examples of tripping
But instead of tripping in frustration, Benioff rose to the threefold leadership challenge of correcting a media misunderstanding, pulling off another tentpole event for his company, and contributing a major economic boost to his beloved San Francisco.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Marchand had a shot on goal five seconds into the game, drew a tripping penalty 33 seconds into the game and tallied the primary assist on Mackie Samoskevich’s goal on the ensuing power play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Linebacker Alex Anzalone was fined $12,172 for unnecessary roughness (striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing) and defensive tackle Tyler Lacy was hit with a $5,722 fine for the same reason.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Defensemen Nick Leddy and Dmitry Orlov took tripping penalties one minute apart in the first period.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Michkov took a tripping penalty in the game’s first minute in what was his most noticeable moment.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The vulnerabilities Binarly discovered allow hackers to replace safe firmware images with malicious ones without tripping mechanisms for detecting and blocking such attacks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
One of the defendants was accused of kicking and tripping an ICE official to stop him from chasing a group that had drawn graffiti on the building.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Marchand had a shot on goal five seconds into the game, drew a tripping penalty 33 seconds into the game and tallied the primary assist on Mackie Samoskevich’s goal on the ensuing power play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Linebacker Alex Anzalone was fined $12,172 for unnecessary roughness (striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing) and defensive tackle Tyler Lacy was hit with a $5,722 fine for the same reason.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Defensemen Nick Leddy and Dmitry Orlov took tripping penalties one minute apart in the first period.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Michkov took a tripping penalty in the game’s first minute in what was his most noticeable moment.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The vulnerabilities Binarly discovered allow hackers to replace safe firmware images with malicious ones without tripping mechanisms for detecting and blocking such attacks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
One of the defendants was accused of kicking and tripping an ICE official to stop him from chasing a group that had drawn graffiti on the building.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripping
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The latter has been such a consistent issue under Napier that the Gators got a basic chart where players would each stand on one of 11 dots before trotting onto the field.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Zimmer returns to Fire Country this season as Renée Hoffman, a globe-trotting lawyer and Vince's high school girlfriend.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Footage of a father stumbling around, apparently carrying the headless body of his baby?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Remaining unclaimed playoff spots The final two playoff spots in the Western Conference are up for grabs, with FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes all stumbling towards the finish line.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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That means exercises centered on jumping, leaping, bounding, and hopping all fit the bill.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two days after surgery, Pippa came hopping out of the vet’s office and was finally able to return home.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gaines got some redemption with his TD after fumbling on a third-and-goal run in the first quarter.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, his key mistakes included an interception, being sacked six times, and fumbling the ball away twice.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Moments later, a bubble floated from his now-open mouth and brushed his eye, jogging him awake.—
Sean Williams,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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Johnson answered his door wearing only jogging pants.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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This just makes the upcoming six-game homestand critical for the Wild in not falling too far behind in the Western Conference.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since December 2024 last month, experts projected that rates would continue falling—even if ever so slightly.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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News of Bishop’s name in the squad was met with huge excitement and had Fratton Park bouncing at kick-off.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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It’s designed with a foam insole that stores and returns your energy, bouncing you into your next step.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sacrament revolves around two cousins from San Bernardino, Larette and Cherrise, who, along with two traveling nurses—four ICU nurses in all—are isolating in individual Mallard trailers in CamperWorld, three blocks from Our Lady of Sorrows hospital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Tripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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