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.

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galloping British  

/ ˈɡæləpɪŋ /

adjective

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

   galloping consumption

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Other Word Forms

• ungalloping adjective

Etymology

Origin of galloping

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

Example Sentences

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

Her ballad quickly shifts into a galloping tribute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

But his athletic, endurance game came good, with a galloping break near the end earning the territory from which Slade went over.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Imagine if those ICE officers were instead marching and galloping through the Texas Hill Country, trying to aid and assist the families who lost loved ones at a summer camp because of a natural disaster.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

Velia asked when we finally stopped at the base of the hill to catch our breath and slow our galloping heartbeats.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall