Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Trip (-ped, -ping)
trip (-ped, -ping), v. [OFr treper, strike the ground with the foot in sign of joy or of impatience, leap, dance, trample.]
- Dance; step quickly; move lightly; [fig.] change rapidly in color, form, size, etc.
- Stumble; falter; slip up; lose one's foothold.
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