TRIPPING Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

tripping

verb

Definition of tripping next

present participle of trip

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 But there were too many moments early in the game in which the Illini looked out of control, badly missing shots, tripping on their drives. —

Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 The unwanted genetic material vanishes without a trace, which is what kept tripping scientists up for decades. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Jenner was called for tripping with 42 seconds remaining. —

ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026 Right after Charlie Coyle began serving a tripping penalty, Alex Wennberg won a draw in the Blue Jackets zone back to Dmitry Orlov, who slid the puck over to Celebrini for a one-timer that beat Elvis Merzlikins 57 seconds into the third period. —

Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 Pittsburgh opened the third period on the power play with a two-man advantage after Ottawa took a late tripping penalty and got called early too many men. —

CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Elias Lindholm took an offensive zone tripping penalty – O-zone stick fouls have been the bane of the B’s season – and the Sabres cashed in on the power play. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 Less than a minute into the game, Wild defenseman Brock Faber went to the penalty box for tripping and the Rangers converted on the ensuing power play. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, Avantika is the comedic standout as Bible-thumper Grace, who has no trouble taking down full grown men while tripping on drugs throughout much of the film, providing endless levity to the most dire of scenarios. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026

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Three wolves, trotting single-file with heads and tails down, started to cross the flat half a mile downwind of the caribou.

— Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
The Seattle indie rock band, led by Ben Bridwell, will now embark on a spring tour to celebrate that milestone, trotting across the United States later this month.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026