gallop
verb (used without object)
to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed.
was galloping
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past progressiveof gallop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“He was galloping by and looked great. Next thing I know the rider was on the ground,” Cox said.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023
The U.S. dollar index is eying a third weekly gain in a row - the longest streak since September, when the index was galloping towards a 20-year high.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
By 16, she was galloping horses for $12 a ride in the mornings and playing high school volleyball and softball in the afternoons.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
Buscail acknowledged he was galloping on the rail but said it was because he just finished working a difficult horse and was trying to ease him out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2019
By the time he was galloping out, everyone at the track knew what Woolf had not yet noticed.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
