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tripping over oneself

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

Meaning of trip over oneself

Verb

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

  1. Make an extreme effort to do something.
    • Tripping over myself. Aching, begging you to come help. And now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches.2015, “Stiches”, performed by Shawn Mendes

Questions about tripping over oneself

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

Words near tripping over oneself in the dictionary

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

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