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loping

  • present participle of lope.

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The band’s meticulously hazy synth pads paired beautifully with ultra-minimal funk bass and loping tempos.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

And although his style looks easy, like he’s loping to the library, it’s profoundly efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2025

His long, loping stride ratcheted up in rhythm over the final two laps, squeezing lungs and fraying rivals' form behind him.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2025

“The Ballad of Paladin,” a loping instrumental, was used as the theme for the CBS television series “Have Gun — Will Travel.”

From New York Times May 1, 2024

A rider had come over the crest of the hill, was loping down through the tall grass among the boulders.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara