Trip-trap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Trip-trap is an interjection meaning Representing the sound of walking on a hard surface.
Meaning
Representing the sound of walking on a hard surface.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To make stomping or tapping noises while walking or running.
- (transitive, rare) To cause one to trip-trap.
Example Sentences
Her lips parted, Freeman was suddenly triptrapping, no, she was triptrapping him, and then they were triptrapping together […]
Ramona trip-trapped joyfully all the way to the parked car, and when she reached home she trip-trapped up and down the hall and all around the house.
First of all came the youngest Billy-goat, and was going over the bridge. Trip trap, trip trap, went the bridge. "Who is that tripping over my bridge?" shouted the troll.
Word Forms
- triptrap
- trip-traps
- trip-trapping
- trip-trapped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triptrap, tramp, trip, tread, tromp, traipse.
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