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