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  • present participle of gallop.
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galloping

American  
[gal-uh-ping] / ˈgæl ə pɪŋ /

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 British  
/ ˈɡæləpɪŋ /

adjective

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

    galloping consumption

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of galloping

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

Example Sentences

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But taming galloping inflation, reviving consumer demand and creating jobs will take time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

A video tour of the sanctuary posted in 2023 showed horses grazing and galloping across a vast expanse of the 40-acre property in Julian and a cattery where felines lounged in cat condos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Hundreds of Venezuelan workers and pensioners marched Monday for an increase in "hunger" wages as well as pensions frozen for four years and eroded by galloping inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Bold purple and magenta animations of galloping warriors silhouetted against rustling pines cover entire walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

‘Those beasts is always bishing and walloping at one another. Soon it will be getting dusky and they will be galloping off to fill their tummies.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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