Synonyms for galloping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gal-uh-ping |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæl ə pɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for galloping Other synonyms for the word galloping
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for galloping
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