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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
Farley, a former New York City health commissioner who teaches at Tulane University, acknowledged that many factors contribute to falls, including the physical impairments and deteriorating eyesight associated with advancing age; alcohol abuse; and tripping hazards in people’s homes.
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Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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
The edges of the rug are reinforced with a self-binding technique that discourages loose threads and encourages the sides to lie flat, mitigating tripping hazards.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Oklahoma’s Vintage Roadside Americana And Oktoberfest Road tripping in Oklahoma may be less about fall foliage and more about exploring the Sooner State’s nostalgia and charm.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In my heavy-tripping state, the taste is glorious.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Sep. 2025
Surveillance video showed that Trigg accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Paula Span, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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
The edges of the rug are reinforced with a self-binding technique that discourages loose threads and encourages the sides to lie flat, mitigating tripping hazards.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Oklahoma’s Vintage Roadside Americana And Oktoberfest Road tripping in Oklahoma may be less about fall foliage and more about exploring the Sooner State’s nostalgia and charm.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In my heavy-tripping state, the taste is glorious.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Sep. 2025
Surveillance video showed that Trigg accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripping
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There is no reason to continue trotting him out onto the field if the team isn't going to win or compete at a high level.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Although Top Chef previously filmed in another Carolina city—Charleston back in 2014—this is the first time the globe-trotting culinary reality competition has landed in Charlotte, North Carolina.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ross and the unit's six other horses are responsible for helping the police handle crowd control, whether its amid the thousands stumbling through Lower Broadway or the rush of 65,000 fans entering or leaving Nissan Stadium for a Titans game.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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In other words, Steve is a lot to play, and the Oscar-winner throws himself into every forlorn expression, every kindly mentoring session, every manic bit of rushing to and fro as chaos reigns around him, every stumbling step toward self-medicating into oblivion.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bunny hopping is nothing new for first-person shooters; spamming the jump button to confuse foes is a decades-old tactic.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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But there is also a far more practical reason for doing something as crazy as bunny hopping up the Eiffel Tower.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the Patriots gave it right back as Rhamondre Stevenson, who has had trouble fumbling early this season, was stripped after catching a pass from Maye.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Although the scoring position turnover trend continued, with CJ Stokes and Javen Nicholas fumbling in plus-territory on consecutive drives in the third quarter, the offense was much improved with Wilcke in the game.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Doku passes to O’Reilly, who passes back to Gvardiol while jogging towards the centre, pulling Walker and Tchaouna with him as Burnley attempt to compress space in the middle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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To find the best folding treadmill, our team of PEOPLE testers tried 26 options at home, walking and jogging at least four times per week during the trial period.—
Claire Harmeyer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The group acknowledged a need to modernize the government's data gathering processes, which have been hampered by falling survey response rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The simplicity is intentional so your eye isn't bouncing, but rather gliding through the room.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Younger testers appreciated the creative putt-and-play system, from bouncing the marble off rocks to spiraling it into fences and bridges.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Isabella Lozano had been traveling in the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the crash happened in front of her vehicle.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pair it with a cardigan and ballet flats for a cozy spin, style it with a blazer and bodysuit for the office, or go casual with a graphic tee and sneakers while traveling.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Tripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripping. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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