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trippant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trip-pant
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Represented as walking or trotting, usually with one of the forehooves lifted while the remaining three are on the ground.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From trip + -ant, alteration of tripping, present participle of trip. Compare Scots trippand (“tripping”), present participle of trip (“to skip, go nimbly, trip”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tripping (alternative)

Derived Forms

countertrippant

Phrases

trippant-counter

Questions

What does trippant mean?
Represented as walking or trotting, usually with one of the forehooves lifted while the remaining three are on the ground.
Where does trippant come from?
From trip + -ant, alteration of tripping, present participle of trip. Compare Scots trippand (“tripping”), present participle of trip (“to skip, go nimbly, trip”).

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