Definitions

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  • adjective Not running (in various senses).

Etymologies

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non- +‎ running

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Examples

  • The University of Michigan women rely on the elliptical machine for a full-body, nonrunning workout.

    Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009

  • The feel-good effects of running facilitate better family relationships, according to psychologists, who note that young runners tend to be more confident and less vulnerable to peer pressure than their nonrunning classmates.

    Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009

  • It also offers the usual onboard entertainment and all-you-can-eat buffets, so you could even get nonrunning family members to tag along.

    Extreme Jogging 2007

  • He extracted the center slice, which held the engine, and rejoined what was left to create a skinny, doofy-looking, nonrunning vehicle that accommodated one passenger in front, one in back.

    NYT > Home Page By HOLLAND COTTER 2010

  • The American Cancer Society's Cars for a Cure program is accepting donations of most running and nonrunning vehicles, including cars, trucks, vans, motor homes, boats, jet skis, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles.

    Thousand Oaks Acorn 2009

  • "The big toe is lined up with the rest, not divergent, the way you see with apes and our closest nonrunning relatives," Dr. Bramble said.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • In 2007, Chrysler announced the launch of a program called ENVI aimed at developing electric cars, but other than a few nonrunning concepts displayed at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, not much information on the project had leaked out since.

    HoodaThunk? 2008

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