gallop
verb (used without object)
to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed.
were 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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Rangers were galloping through the Europa League at this point.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
Moments later we were galloping at full speed beneath the rugged backdrop of the towering Absaroka Range.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
Now another band of British were galloping up the mountain from Charlottesville.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2017
With seven weeks left in the primary season, she and Trump were galloping ahead of the field, November in their sights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2016
‘Where did those horrid giants say they were galloping off to three nights ago?’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
