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say it: TRIP-ing
tripping is an adjective meaning "characterized by a buoyant rhythm". It is pronounced /ˈtɹɪpɪŋ/ — TRIP-ing. It carries 2 recorded senses.
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
“an easy lilting stride”
“the flute broke into a light lilting air”
“a swinging pace”
“a graceful swingy walk”
“a tripping singing measure”
moving easily and quickly; nimble
“the dancer was light and graceful”
“a lightsome buoyant step”
“walked with a light tripping step”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tripping come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.