come running

verb

To run towards somebody.

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Meanings

verbcome running (third-person singular simple present comes running, present participle coming running, simple past came running, past participle come running)

present singular third person comes running · participle present coming running · past came running

  1. To run towards somebody.

    The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.

    2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43
  2. To come quickly to somebody's aid or assistance.

    I see these sleepless nights and I count every tear you cry Call my name, I'll come running

    1997, “Carry You”performed by Amy Grant
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APA

come running. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20running

MLA

“come running.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20running. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come running,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20running.

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