- present progressive of lope (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Bulgakov’s colossal malevolent black cat Behemoth is loping across the Moscow cityscape yet again.
From Newsweek
If West 57th is quick paced and flashy, American Almanac is loping and folksy.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
Our last exercise of the day is loping.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
Suddenly the reader becomes aware that Mr. Sullivan has left the ground and is loping around in a most ridiculous ether.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
"No; I expect a white hare is loping over my grave."
From A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story by Hume, Fergus