tripping

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of trip. Use this -ing form for something happening now.

   I keep tripping on the same loose floorboard.

   She was tripping over her own feet all day.

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2. 2
   adjectiveslang

   Acting in a silly way or saying things that make no sense.

   You're tripping if you believe a word of that story.

   She was tripping, going on about aliens in the attic.

   Similarcrazy, nuts, mad, delusional

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3. 3
   adjectiveslang

   Feeling the effects of a drug that makes a person see and feel things that are not real.

   Halfway through the night he was clearly tripping.

   She was tripping and kept staring at the swirling colors.

   Similarhigh

   Oppositesober

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The act of catching your foot and stumbling, or of making someone else fall.

   The referee whistled him for tripping.

   Her tripping on the wet steps left a nasty bruise.

   Similarstumbling

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5. 5
   adjective

   Moving in a light, quick, and graceful way.

   Like a dancer moving on light, quick feet.

   She crossed the floor with light, tripping steps.

   The pony had a quick, tripping walk.

   Similarnimble, light, sprightly, lively, springy

   Oppositeplodding, lumbering, heavy

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6. 6
   adjective

   Shown walking, with one front foot lifted and the others on the ground, like an animal caught mid-step.

   Like a deer in a photo, frozen with one front foot lifted off the ground.

   A tripping stag stands at the center of the old crest.

   The new badge featured a tripping deer in gold.

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