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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
galloping
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I was thrown from a galloping horse.
▪ So will follow the galloping grey into the land of legend this weekend.
▪ The galloping men in the distance came closer.
▪ This meant that the thing, the maker of the noise, the galloping creature, was getting closer.
▪ When I was about four years of age, he made a working model roundabout with galloping horses.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Galloping

Gallop \Gal"lop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Galloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Galloping.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga-hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle['a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or cf. OFlem. walop a gallop. See Leap, and cf. 1st Wallop.]

  1. To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.

    But gallop lively down the western hill.
    --Donne.

  2. To ride a horse at a gallop.

  3. Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.

    Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it.
    --Locke.

Galloping

Galloping \Gal"lop*ing\, a. Going at a gallop; progressing rapidly; as, a galloping horse.

Wiktionary
galloping

n. Movement at a gallop. vb. (present participle of gallop English)

WordNet
galloping

adj. that are running rapidly; "surrounded by galloping horses"

Usage examples of "galloping".

Yes, yes, with great gallopings on white horse with black sword, what joy!