Trip-trap
intj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To make stomping or tapping noises while walking or running. intransitive
"Ramona trip-trapped joyfully all the way to the parked car, and when she reached home she trip-trapped up and down the hall and all around the house."
- 2 To cause one to trip-trap. rare, transitive
"Her lips parted, Freeman was suddenly triptrapping, no, she was triptrapping him, and then they were triptrapping together […]"
- 1 Representing the sound of walking on a hard surface.
"First of all came the youngest Billy-goat, and was going over the bridge. Trip trap, trip trap, went the bridge. "Who is that tripping over my bridge?" shouted the troll."
Example
More examples"First of all came the youngest Billy-goat, and was going over the bridge. Trip trap, trip trap, went the bridge. "Who is that tripping over my bridge?" shouted the troll."
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