Definition of TRIPPING
- the act of one that trips [n TRIPPINGS] / TRIP, to stumble (to miss one's step in walking or running) [v]
- Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall
- Cause (someone) to do this
- Make a mistake
- Detect or expose someone in an error, blunder, or inconsistency
- Walk, run, or dance with quick light steps
- (of words) Flow lightly and easily
- Activate (a mechanism), esp. by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device
- (of part of an electric circuit) Disconnect automatically as a safety measure
- Release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor's crown
- Turn (a yard or other object) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering
- Go on a short journey
- the act of one that trips (to stumble (to trip when walking or running)) [n -S]
- Experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, esp. LSD