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tripping up

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

Meaning of trip up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To commit an error, make a mistake.
  2. (transitive) To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.
  3. (intransitive) To fall or stumble.
  4. (transitive) To cause (someone) to fall or stumble.

Questions about tripping up

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

Words near tripping up in the dictionary

  1. tripping out
  2. tripping over
  3. tripping over oneself
  4. tripping the light fantastic
  5. tripping the light fantastic toe
  6. tripping up
  7. trippingly
  8. trippingness
  9. trippings
  10. trippist
  11. trippists

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