galloping
[ gal-uh-ping ]
/ ˈgæl ə pɪŋ /
adjective
at a gallop; running or moving quickly.
progressing rapidly to some conclusion, as a disease: galloping pneumonia.
growing or spreading rapidly: galloping inflation.
OTHER WORDS FROM galloping
un·gal·lop·ing, adjectiveWords nearby galloping
galloon,
galloot,
gallop,
gallop rhythm,
gallopade,
galloping,
galloping dominoes,
gallotannic acid,
gallous,
gallovidian,
galloway
Definition for galloping (2 of 2)
gallop
[ gal-uhp ]
/ ˈgæl əp /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause (a horse or other animal) to gallop.
noun
Origin of gallop
OTHER WORDS FROM gallop
gal·lop·er, noun out·gal·lop, verb (used with object)Example sentences from the Web for galloping
British Dictionary definitions for galloping (1 of 2)
galloping
/ (ˈɡæləpɪŋ) /
adjective
(prenominal)
progressing at or as if at a gallop
galloping consumption
British Dictionary definitions for galloping (2 of 2)
gallop
/ (ˈɡæləp) /
verb -lops, -loping or -loped
(intr)
(of a horse or other quadruped) to run fast with a two-beat stride in which all four legs are off the ground at once
to ride (a horse, etc) at a gallop
(intr)
to move, read, talk, etc, rapidly; hurry
noun
the fast two-beat gait of horses and other quadrupeds
an instance of galloping
Derived forms of gallop
galloper, nounWord Origin for gallop
C16: from Old French
galoper, of uncertain origin
Medical definitions for galloping
gallop
[ găl′əp ]
n.
A triple cadence to the heart sounds at rates of 100 beats per minute or more due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds.
gallop rhythm