How do you pronounce tripping?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/.

tripping

/ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: trip-ping
IPA: /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of trip

adj

Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

adj

Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.

adj

Undergoing a hallucinogenic trip.

Slang

adj

Saying crazy things or acting foolishly.

Slang

noun

The act of one who trips.

Example Sentences

"a buck tripping"
"Robinson, [...] vert, on a chev. betw. three bucks, tripping, or, as many cinquefoils gu.—Crest, a buck, tripping, or."
"[A] buck tripping proper (of its natural colour), is borne by the name of Williams; Argent, a buck tripping proper, attired and unguled (horned and hoofed) or, by the name of Holme, in Scotland. The same arms are borne by the[…]"
"Ar. three stags tripping ppr."
"At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments[…]"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more tripping (comparative) most tripping (superlative) trippings (plural)

Derived Forms

trippingly trippingness countertripping

Phrases

ego-tripping night-tripping paper tripping power-tripping tripping line

Synonyms

light lightsome lilting swinging swingy

Rhymes With

shipping slipping flipping ripping skipping tipping stripping dripping dipping whipping gripping sipping