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trip·ping

(trĭp′ĭng)

adj.

1. Moving quickly and lightly; nimble.

2. Speaking or flowing easily; fluent.

trip′ping·ly adv.

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trip•ping

(ˈtrɪp ɪŋ)

adj.

1. light and quick, as a step.

2. proceeding with a light movement or rhythm.

[1555–65]

trip′ping•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	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" lilting, swinging, swingy rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
	2.	tripping - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" lightsome, light light-footed - (of movement) having a light and springy step; "a light-footed girl"

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tripping

[ˈtrɪpɪŋ] ADJ [step] → ligero, airoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tripping

adj walk → trippelnd; notes → perlend; metre → fließend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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