Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or resembling a gallop, especially in rhythm or rapidity.
- adjective Developing or progressing at an accelerated rate.
- adjective Medicine Of or relating to a disease that progresses rapidly toward a fatal conclusion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The action of a horse that gallops; a running at a gallop.
- Proceeding at a gallop; hence, figuratively, advancing rapidly; making rapid progress: as, a galloping consumption (that is, a consumption that proceeds rapidly to a fatal termination).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Going at a gallop; progressing rapidly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
gallop .
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Examples
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He was 53 years old from what they called galloping pneumonia.
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Just then 15 people came galloping from the front room and out the door.
The Knight And The Seismo-Dragon johnny_mango 2005
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The animals were all at work weeding turnips under the supervision of a pig, when they were astonished to see Benjamin come galloping from the direction of the farm buildings, braying at the top of his voice.
Animal Farm 1945
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She could see the girls taking turns in galloping around the oval, while Martin, as ringmaster, waved his whip and urged them on.
Just Patty 1911
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It ` s sometimes referred to as a galloping pneumonia fulmanent.
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"What people call galloping consumption," said the doctor.
The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Edward Eggleston 1869
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MANGALORE: CPM leader and Bankura MP Basudeb Acharia terming the galloping prices of essential commodities as an all
Where's Eric! News 2010
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MANGALORE: CPM leader and Bankura MP Basudeb Acharia terming the galloping prices of essential commodities as an all
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I have no use for any polls "galloping" or sitting.
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I love the "galloping" shots you got here! glad every one had fun and survived it all, even "itchy hips"!
I Should Get a T-Shirt Printed Holly 2008
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