What does trippingly mean?
Definitions for trippingly
trip·ping·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word trippingly.
Princeton's WordNet
lightsomely, trippinglyadverb
moving with quick light steps
"she walked lightsomely down the long staircase"
Wiktionary
trippinglyadverb
In a tripping manner, or while tripping
The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Trippinglyadverb
With agility; with swift motion.
Etymology: from tripping.
This ditty after me
Sing, and dance it trippingly. William Shakespeare.Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it as many of our players do, I had as lieve the towncrier had spoke my lines. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
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trippingly
Trippingly refers to the act of doing something lightly, quickly, or effortlessly. It is often used in the context of speech, music, or movement, suggesting a flow or rhythm that is natural and unforced. It originates from a phrase in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" where Hamlet instructs the players to speak their lines "trippingly on the tongue".
Webster Dictionary
Trippinglyadverb
in a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trippingly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trippingly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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