galloping

[gal-uh-ping]

adjective

1. at a gallop; running or moving quickly.

2. progressing rapidly to some conclusion, as a disease.

   galloping pneumonia.

3. growing or spreading rapidly.

   galloping inflation.

galloping

/ ˈɡæləpɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) progressing at or as if at a gallop

   galloping consumption

Other Word Forms

• ungalloping adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of galloping¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; gallop + -ing ²

Example Sentences

A man had just left for his morning walk when the robot and the wolf came galloping down the street.

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There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.

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And Lucky’s monologue—veering inanely through realms including religion, academics and sports—is delivered by Mr. Thornton not, as it usually is, as a galloping pile of gabble, but with a musing seriousness.

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Then they begin galloping and suddenly they look powerful and sleek.

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She is a supremely balanced runner with a galloping stride, a silken swerve and the daring to put them to use on the biggest stage.

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