English-Thai Dictionary
tripping
ADJ ว่องไว wong-wai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TRIPPING
ppr. Supplanting; stumbling; falling; stepping nimbly. 1. a. Quick; nimble.
TRIPPING
n.The act of tripping. 1. A light dance.
2. The loosing of an anchor from the ground by its cable or buoy-rope.
TRIPPINGLY
adv. Nimbly; with a light nimble quick step; with agility. Sing and dance it trippingly.
Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TRIPPING
TRIPPING Trip "ping, a.
1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
2. (Her. )
Defn: 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.
TRIPPING
TRIPPING Trip "ping, n.
1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.
2. A light dance. Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton.
3. (Naut. )
Defn: 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.
TRIPPINGLY
TRIPPINGLY Trip "ping *ly, adv.
Defn: In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly. Sing, and dance it trippingly. Shak. Speak the speech. .. trippingly on the tongue. Shak.
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