galloping
[ gal-uh-ping ]
/ ˈgæl ə pɪŋ /
adjective
at a gallop; running or moving quickly.
progressing rapidly to some conclusion, as a disease: galloping pneumonia.
growing or spreading rapidly: galloping inflation.
Nearby words
galloon, galloot, gallop, gallop rhythm, gallopade, galloping, galloping dominoes, gallotannic acid, gallous, gallovidian, galloway
Related forms
un·gal·lop·ing, adjectiveDefinition for galloping (2 of 2)
gallop
[ gal-uhp ]
/ ˈgæl əp /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause (a horse or other animal) to gallop.
noun
Origin of gallop
Related forms
gal·lop·er, nounout·gal·lop, verb (used with object)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for galloping (1 of 2)
galloping
/ (ˈɡæləpɪŋ) /
adjective
(prenominal) progressing at or as if at a gallopgalloping consumption
British Dictionary definitions for galloping (2 of 2)
gallop
/ (ˈɡæləp) /
verb -lops, -loping or -loped
(intr) (of a horse or other quadruped) to run fast with a two-beat stride in which all four legs are off the ground at once
to ride (a horse, etc) at a gallop
(intr) to move, read, talk, etc, rapidly; hurry
noun
the fast two-beat gait of horses and other quadrupeds
an instance of galloping
Derived Forms
galloper, nounWord Origin for gallop
C16: from Old French galoper, of uncertain origin
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Medicine definitions for galloping
gallop
[ găl′əp ]
n.
A triple cadence to the heart sounds at rates of 100 beats per minute or more due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds.gallop rhythm
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