trip
noun
a journey or voyage.
were tripping
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past progressiveof trip.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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But often those guides were tripping themselves — one of many scientific taboos that ultimately provoked Leary’s expulsion from the academic community.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
At first, we were tripping over each other all the time.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2021
“I remember the wires going across the room,” Wild recalls, “and students were tripping on wires, pulling them from the circuit boards.”
From Nature ● Oct. 2, 2018
“We were tripping out about it,” Jones said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2016
So hot, the dogs were tripping on their own tongues.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
