tripping

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Trip Source: opted

2. a. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly. Source: opted

3. a. Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing. Source: opted

4. n. Act of one who, or that which, trips. Source: opted

5. n. A light dance. Source: opted

6. n. The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. Source: opted

7. adj. characterized by a buoyant rhythm Source: wordnet

8. adj. moving easily and quickly; nimble Source: wordnet

9. 1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly. 2. (Her.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing. 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips. 2. A light dance. Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton. 3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. Tripping line (Naut.), a small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor. Luce. Source: webster

10. Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on theground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as ahart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing. Source: adambom

11. v miss a step and fall or nearly fall v cause to stumble v make a trip for pleasure v put in motion or move to act v get high, stoned, or drugged s characterized by a buoyant rhythm s moving easily and quickly; nimble Source: ecdict

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