galoping

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A form of galop — A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of galop
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APA

galoping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galoping

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“galoping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galoping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galoping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galoping.

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