trip
noun
a journey or voyage.
have been tripping
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present perfect progressiveof trip.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Crucial but shaky Mideast export estimates have been tripping up Wall Street analysts since the start of the war in late February.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
On Thursday, investors will be looking for signs that the company can keep avoiding the pitfalls that have been tripping up its peers, despite the tough political environment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
“Instead, states have been tripping over themselves to put it back in,” she said.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2024
By all accounts, Mallorca has no shortage of beautiful beaches; we should have been tripping over them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2015
I might have been tripping down the Mall with a lady on my arm, for all the danger I ran.'
From Parson Kelly by Andrew Lang
