lope
verb (used without object)
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
loping
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present participleof lope.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Adam Wharton is surely an England regular in the making, the loping socks-down style not disguising an elegant, competitive midfield operator of the highest order.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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
As he should: The band’s self-titled debut, which came out last month, is a tuneful blast of fuzz-bomb pop — glammy, folky, a little psychedelic — with great riffs and a loping, late-Beatles-era groove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
The short-statured Homo floresiensis, sometimes known as the “Hobbit,” was living in Indonesia, while the long-legged Homo erectus was loping around Asia.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
“Woe and sadness!” the creature wailed, loping anxiously to Taran.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
