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Grammar : Verb
Spell : gal-uh-ping
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæl ə pɪŋ



Definition of galloping

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French galoper (12c.), cognate of Old North French waloper, from Frankish *wala hlaupan "to run well" (see wallop). Related: Galloped; galloping.
  • verb bolt, race with slight jumping motion
Example sentences :
  • Diablo was cutting down the lead the other two held over him, galloping like a demon.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Pride held me there, for I heard the sound of galloping hoofs.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • And the thunder of galloping hoofs was more menacing than that of the cannon.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • What do you mean by galloping along the king's highway like that, eh?'
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Here they found a man or two who had seen the galloping horse and its rider.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • It was no longer a galloping charge, but a slow and invincible strangulation.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • He made no reply, bestriding a chair and galloping round the table on it.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • Sometimes it seemed to go with feet of lead, sometimes with galloping footsteps.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • The galloping feet of his horse were heard faint in the distance.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Galloping up to the front himself, he asked: "Why do you summon me?"
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon

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