Galloping

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Movement at a gallop.

    "But the dreams came upon him too: gallopings and shouts through a windy sky, wingbeats, cruel beaks and claws, a feeling of loss unspeakable and unbounded."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of gallop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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agilebreakneckdashingdouble quickdouble-quickeagle-winged

Example

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"I saw a horse galloping toward me."

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