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tripping over

tripping over is the present participle and gerund of trip over.

Meaning of trip over

Verb

trip over (third-person singular simple present trips over, present participle tripping over, simple past and past participle tripped over)

  1. To trip or stumble and almost fall, as a result of bumping into someone or something with one's feet.

Questions about tripping over

What is tripping over the present participle and gerund of?
Tripping over is the present participle and gerund of trip over.

Words near tripping over in the dictionary

  1. tripping
  2. tripping from the tongue
  3. tripping line
  4. tripping lines
  5. tripping out
  6. tripping over
  7. tripping over oneself
  8. tripping the light fantastic
  9. tripping the light fantastic toe
  10. tripping up
  11. trippingly

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