# tripping

Pronunciation: say "TRIP-ing" /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of trip. — present participle and gerund of trip
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of trip. Use this -ing form for something happening now.
   - _He kept tripping over the cables behind the desk._
   - _The path was so dark she was tripping at every step._

## Adjective

2. Saying wild or irrational things, or behaving foolishly. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Acting in a silly way or saying things that make no sense.
   - _Anyone who pays that much for a used bike is tripping._
   - _He started tripping mid-meeting, making no sense at all._
3. Experiencing the altered perception caused by a hallucinogenic drug. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Feeling the effects of a drug that makes a person see and feel things that are not real.
   - _By the second hour at the festival, half the group was tripping._
   - _He was tripping hard and convinced the walls were breathing._
5. Light and nimble; stepping quickly and gracefully.
   - Simple: Moving in a light, quick, and graceful way.
   - _The dancers entered with tripping grace, barely touching the ground._
   - _He admired her tripping gait as she hurried up the lane._
6. Of an animal in heraldry, depicted with the right forefoot raised and the other three on the ground, as if walking.
   - Simple: Shown walking, with one front foot lifted and the others on the ground, like an animal caught mid-step.
   - _The blazon called for a tripping hart on a field of azure._
   - _Their ancient arms display a tripping buck beneath a silver chief._

## Noun

4. The action of stumbling over something, or of causing another person to stumble.
   - Simple: The act of catching your foot and stumbling, or of making someone else fall.
   - _In hockey, tripping draws a two-minute penalty._
   - _Repeated tripping near the loose carpet pointed to a hidden hazard._

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