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

Without adequate calf muscle strength, the calf muscles can fatigue quickly, leading to foot dragging or tripping. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2026

In overtime, the Golden Knights quickly took advantage of a tripping penalty on Kings center Scott Laughton. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Behar, who dislocated the shoulder after catching her heel and tripping last week at The View‘s ABC studio building in New York, is expected to return to the show next week. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

But up here on the terraces of the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi, the shrieks of day-tripping cruise passengers, zipping back and forth in Tango-orange tenders, are pleasantly faint. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Every Electric’s team responded by continually updating the battery firmware to reduce the risk of tripping local circuit breakers. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Allen is also remembered for tripping opponents three times in a calendar year, all of them caught on tape. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Curbless showers remove a tripping hazard while creating a clean, spa-like look. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

This movement of the fabric can shorten a hemline and secure a train so someone can easily move about without tripping or having extra fabric dragging on the ground. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026