runneth

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A form of run — To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.

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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of run

    God it must be a faff having to get nigh-on naked every time your bladder runneth over, and imagine how much worse it must be if you only have a 20-second break to run off stage to the loo.

    2007 November 27, Hadley Freeman, “Miaow!”, in The Guardian

Origin

From run + -eth.

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APA

runneth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runneth

MLA

“runneth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runneth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runneth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runneth.

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