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See Also:

• present participle of gallop.

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

Derived Forms

• ungalloping
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of galloping

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

Example Sentences

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

Micron shares have been on an absurd hot streak, galloping 53% higher in April and advancing another 24% so far in May.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The list of wonders begins with the Quiet Storm: the handbuilt 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, summoning 577 ghostly horses with soft-soled trainers on their hooves, galloping across the countryside and destroying driving records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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

Bound and flanked by the iron arms of a soldier, she wasn’t used to the jerking motion of a galloping horse, and now that they had stopped, she felt her arms and legs tremble.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin