running
IPA: rˈʌnɪŋ
noun
- The action of the verb to run.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- (colloquial) The act of running errands.
- A surname.
adjective
- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- 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.
- (medicine) Discharging pus.
- (medicine, of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
adverb
- (informal) Consecutively; in a row.
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Examples of "running" in Sentences
- The elves are running the workshop.
- The Flying Horses carousel is the oldest running carousel in America.
- A single shaft runs below the rollers running the length of the conveyor.
- He was the first to perform a somersault from one running horse to another.
- He gave a running account of the anticipation and excitement of the bomb run.
- Time is running fast with half the state presidents elections over, quot; said a party functionary in loop over the development.