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Adjective tripping has 2 senses
- lilting, swinging, swingy, tripping - characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"
Antonyms: unrhythmical, unrhythmic (indirect, via rhythmical)
- light, lightsome, tripping - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
Antonym: heavy-footed (indirect, via light-footed)
Verb trip has 5 senses
- stumble, trip - miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
--1 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- trip, trip up - cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- travel, trip, jaunt - make a trip for pleasure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
--4 is one way to initiate, pioneer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- trip, trip out, turn on, get off - get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
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