tripping

adj, noun — 5 senses

tripping

adj

/ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/

1

Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

2

Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.

  • a buck tripping
  • Robinson, [...] vert, on a chev. betw. three bucks, tripping, or, as many cinquefoils gu.—Crest, a buck, tripping, or.1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica, Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry:
2 more examples
  • [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[…]1846, William Newton, A Display of Heraldry, page 97:
  • Ar. three stags tripping ppr.1894, Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, page 53:
3

Slang Undergoing a hallucinogenic trip.

4

Slang Saying crazy things or acting foolishly.

African-American Vernacular

Derived terms
trippingly, trippingness

tripping

noun
1

The act of one who trips.

  • 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[…]1821, The Recreative Review, or Eccentricities of Literature and Life:
Derived terms
countertripping, ego-tripping, night-tripping, paper tripping, power-tripping, tripping line

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