galloping
ˈɡæləpɪŋ
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Definition of galloping - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
fast movementmoving forward quickly like a gallop
  • The galloping horse raced across the field.
darting racing speeding
2.
rapid progressprogressing rapidly and often uncontrollably
  • The galloping technology is changing our lives.
racing speeding

Noun

movementmovement in the manner of a gallop by an animal
  • The horse's galloping could be heard across the field.
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in a very fast or hurried way
The project moved at a galloping pace.
very fast rise in prices
Galloping inflation made everything expensive quickly.
very fast and severe tuberculosis disease
The doctor feared she had galloping consumption.

Origin of galloping

Old Norse, galop (leap)

Terms with galloping included in their meaning

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horse riding
ride a horse at a galloping pace
speed
moving very quickly like a horse galloping
horn sound
sound of a hunting horn mimicking galloping

Examples of galloping in a sentence

  • A galloping herd of deer crossed the road.
  • The galloping inflation worries economists.
  • Galloping urbanization is reshaping the landscape.
  • She timed the galloping during the final lap of the race.
  • Galloping startled the herd into a sudden turn.

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  1. French:galopant, galop, ...
  2. German:galoppierend, Galoppieren, ...
  3. Italian:galoppante, galoppo, ...
  4. Spanish:galopante, galope, ...
  5. Portuguese:galopante, galope, ...
  6. Chinese:飞奔的, 奔驰, ...
  7. Japanese:疾走する, 駆け足, ...
  8. Arabic:سَرِيع, جَرْي, ...
  9. Hebrew:דּוֹהֵר, דְּהִירָה, ...
  10. Russian:галопирующий, галоп, ...
  11. Ukrainian:галопуючий, галоп, ...
  12. Hindi:सरपट दौड़ता हुआ, सरपट दौड़, ...
gallop
ˈɡæləp

Definition of gallop - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
horse runningintr.run fast with all legs off the groundintr.
  • The horse began to gallop across the field.
dash sprint
2.
horse ridingintr.ride a horse at a galloping paceintr.
  • She loves to gallop through the countryside.
canter lope run
3.
horse controltr.cause a horse to run at a galloptr.
  • He galloped the horse around the track.
4.
rapid developmentintr.progress rapidly and uncontrollablyintr.
  • The project began to gallop ahead of schedule.
race sprint

Noun

1.
animalsfastest pace of a horse or similar animal
  • The horse broke into a gallop across the field..
dash sprint
2.
progress speedrapid rate of progress or activity
  • The project took off at a gallop once funding was secured..
dash sprint
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moving very quickly like a horse galloping
The horse raced at a gallop across the field.
read a book very quickly without much detail
She galloped through a book in one evening.
moving as fast as possible
The horses raced at full gallop across the field.
ride a horse quickly using the gallop gait
Let's go for a gallop across the field!

Origin of gallop

Old French, galoper (to gallop)

Examples of gallop in a sentence

  • Wild horses gallop freely across the plains.
  • He decided to gallop along the beach at sunset.
  • The riders began to gallop as the race started.
  • She galloped her horse across the field.
  • The rider galloped the mare toward the gate.
  • Technology continues to gallop with new innovations daily.

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  1. French:galoper, galop, ...
  2. German:galoppieren, Galopp, ...
  3. Italian:galoppare, galoppo, ...
  4. Spanish:galopar, carrera, ...
  5. Portuguese:galopar, galope, ...
  6. Chinese:飞奔, 奔跑, ...
  7. Japanese:駆ける, ギャロップ, ...
  8. Arabic:عَدَا, عَدْو, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִדְהוֹר, דְּהִירָה, ...
  10. Russian:галопировать, галоп, ...
  11. Ukrainian:галопувати, галоп, ...
  12. Hindi:सरपट दौड़ना, सरपट दौड़, ...
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