Running
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌniŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Running is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of run.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of run.
More Meanings
- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Present, current.
- Flowing; easy; cursive.
- Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
- Having a continuous design or pattern.
- Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
- (botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
Example Sentences
running month
a running conquest
running handwriting
running bond; running ornament
Word Forms
- runnings
Synonyms for running
Depending on context, synonyms include runny, operative, run, track, functional, fleeing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scampering, fleeing, moving, flowing, gushing, streaming.
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