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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 traveling
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
Neural pathways controlling core bodily functions — feeling in the limbs, movement and breathing — were collapsing one by one, like circuit breakers tripping in rapid succession.
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Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
The latter tumbled 10% Tuesday, tripping a circuit breaker that prompted a 20-minute cooling off period.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Uneven sidewalks caused by tree root growth are common and a tripping hazard.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Instead of perfection, Rainey strove to disarm her audience, at times intentionally tripping or starting off with a joke to humanize herself and lighten the mood, McNulty said.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
As if Sourland was a fortress and not a patchwork of trees, fields, and potheads tripping on botany.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The ban prohibits any item that could obstruct lifeguard views, overcrowd the beach, create tripping hazards, or hinder emergency responders.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The 3-year-old accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair, according to surveillance video.
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Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
The latter tumbled 10% Tuesday, tripping a circuit breaker that prompted a 20-minute cooling off period.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Uneven sidewalks caused by tree root growth are common and a tripping hazard.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Instead of perfection, Rainey strove to disarm her audience, at times intentionally tripping or starting off with a joke to humanize herself and lighten the mood, McNulty said.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
As if Sourland was a fortress and not a patchwork of trees, fields, and potheads tripping on botany.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The ban prohibits any item that could obstruct lifeguard views, overcrowd the beach, create tripping hazards, or hinder emergency responders.
—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The 3-year-old accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair, according to surveillance video.
—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripping
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The movie’s globe-trotting opening sequence features pirates, outlaws and a mummy used as toilet paper.
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In true treasure hunting style, the movie is a globe-trotting adventure with stops in Bangkok, Vienna, Vatican City and Cairo as well as a brief visit to London.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
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There's been some stumbling plays, thwarted by tripping and dramatic falls.
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Biking Barefoot There’s hardly anything more quintessentially Southern than hopping on a bike barefoot—and probably in a wet swimsuit as well—in the summertime to pedal down the street to a friend's house, neighborhood pool, or the shoreline.
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These stands are also designed and engineered in the US, so hopping on this deal feels appropriate for this upcoming Independence Day weekend.
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Production runs from a Los Angeles home base plus two traveling studios that move to the best matches each day, borrowing the fanfest grammar of Big Noon Kickoff.
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For those traveling in first class, the Coast Starlight offers a full dining car experience, with meals included throughout the journey.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.
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Nearby in Tribeca the same day, Kelce was spotted jogging solo through the streets.
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Kelce apparently also is in New York, as a fan shared a photo said to be of him jogging.
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The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
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But Musk fell short of the yearly 5% minimum the IRS legally requires his foundation to give away, after falling roughly $423 million short in 2023.
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Lamine Yamal, with the ball bouncing inside the box, spun and ripped a shot that Austria's goalkeeper just stopped for a corner kick.
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Following his stint at Miramar, Hernandez spent seven months bouncing between Alligator Alcatraz and the El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas.
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“Tripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripping. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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