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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
In my heavy-tripping state, the taste is glorious.
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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
Highlights of Season 1 include Matt and his team developing a Kool-Aid movie, giving harsh feedback to Ron Howard (playing himself) and tripping on mushrooms at CinemaCon — the latter episode probably being the least realistic of the bunch.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Helms suggests finding a hill that’s around a five percent grade in a safe place (no traffic, obstacles, or tripping hazards).
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
Some of us are tripping the light fantastic to bygone epochs entirely.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Kids weren’t tripping over themselves to sit and reach in their free time.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Finally, Walicka Maimone had to consider how the gowns moved during the dances, and that the actors and dancers could successfully execute precise choreography without, say, tripping on one’s own dress train — a lesson learned early on in the first season.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025
My mind keeps tripping over that, spinning faster than the helicopter rotors above our heads.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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
Highlights of Season 1 include Matt and his team developing a Kool-Aid movie, giving harsh feedback to Ron Howard (playing himself) and tripping on mushrooms at CinemaCon — the latter episode probably being the least realistic of the bunch.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Helms suggests finding a hill that’s around a five percent grade in a safe place (no traffic, obstacles, or tripping hazards).
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
Some of us are tripping the light fantastic to bygone epochs entirely.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Kids weren’t tripping over themselves to sit and reach in their free time.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Finally, Walicka Maimone had to consider how the gowns moved during the dances, and that the actors and dancers could successfully execute precise choreography without, say, tripping on one’s own dress train — a lesson learned early on in the first season.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025
My mind keeps tripping over that, spinning faster than the helicopter rotors above our heads.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripping
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As globe-trotting celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern reigned in the mid-2000s, Huse and Houck performed a similar kind of culinary exploration in Tampa.—
Gabrielle Calise,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ahmed will play cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Meyboom as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Eling as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, Lee as ambitious pilot Maya Yang, and Smith as Captain Riley, a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whew The last thing a team wants to see is its starting quarterback stumbling to the sideline four plays into the season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Hollywood stars like Olivia Munn, Reese Witherspoon, and Drew Barrymore have all been spotted in flare jeans this year — and Cindy Crawford is hopping on the trend, too.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One of the most unique experiences in Allegany County is hopping aboard the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Boise State played an uneven first half in Tampa, fumbling twice and committing a huge penalty that gave life to a South Florida touchdown drive.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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Facial recognition can help reduce wait times, eliminate the hassle of fumbling with documents and free up staff to focus on higher-value service.—
Jeff Kim,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Researchers found that jogging slowly burns visceral fat (deep abdominal fat).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
27 Aug. 2025
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Tennis, with its explosive bursts—sprinting to the ball, stopping, lunging laterally, jogging backwards to the baseline—can yield especially powerful results.—
Alexandra Moe,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
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And customers are falling for it.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other big stories ➤ The median rent on a one-bedroom Phoenix-area apartment is falling after the region led the nation in price increases in 2021.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fresno State returner Jaden Carrillo picked up the bouncing ball and ran for a 42-yard touchdown with just under a minute to play in the first half.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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President Javier Milei’s administration appears to be bouncing from crisis to crisis lately.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Things won't get any easier for Flacco next week with the Browns traveling to Baltimore to play the Ravens, who typically always have a top-10 caliber defense.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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In February, more than 40 people were killed in southern Mexico when a bus traveling to Tabasco from the tourist city of Cancun hit a trailer truck and caught fire.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Tripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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