tripping
tripping is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Trip. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- present participle. of Trip
- adjective. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
- adjective. Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.
- noun. Act of one who, or that which, trips.
- noun. A light dance.
- noun. The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.
- adjective. moving easily and quickly; nimble
"the dancer was light and graceful"
"a lightsome buoyant step"
- adjective. characterized by a buoyant rhythm
"an easy lilting stride"
"the flute broke into a light lilting air"
Synonyms
light, lightsome, lilting, swinging, swingy
Common word forms
trippings, trippingly, trippingness
Words from these letters
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