galloping

[ gal-uh-ping ]

/ ˈgæl ə pɪŋ /

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adjective

at a gallop; running or moving quickly.

progressing rapidly to some conclusion, as a disease: galloping pneumonia.

growing or spreading rapidly: galloping inflation.

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Origin of galloping

First recorded in 1595–1605; gallop + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM galloping

un·gal·lop·ing, adjective

Words nearby galloping

gallonage, galloon, galloot, gallop, gallopade, galloping, galloping dominoes, gallop rhythm, Gallo-Romance, gallotannic acid, gallous

How to use galloping in a sentence

Descriptions of armed soldiers and strange beasts galloping across the skies were not uncommon.
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And in response, conservatives have been saying that doing so will produce galloping inflation and destroy our economy.
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The Pony Express stopped galloping in the mid-1800s, and the train system was booming.
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“Sometimes Fazlullah appeared galloping in on a black horse,” Malala writes.
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“Black Skinhead” contains a galloping beat layered with heavy breathing, tribal drums, CAW!
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And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Presently there was a clattering of hoofs behind him, and Ribsy came galloping along the road, with nothing on him but his collar.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
We nearly played our horses out galloping around looking for you—after we'd gone a mile or so, and you didn't catch up.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Jumping up, he presented at the giraffe, which was galloping off about two hundred yards ahead.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Galloping back by himself, he attempted to save the piece, but the enemy's horse swept down and captured him.
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British Dictionary definitions for galloping

galloping

/ (ˈɡæləpɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) progressing at or as if at a gallopgalloping consumption

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galloping

Origin of galloping

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