running dictation

noun

A classroom exercise in which students run to a text, and then pass the message verbally to a partner.

Meanings

nounrunning dictation (countable and uncountable, plural running dictations)

plural running dictations

  1. countableuncountableA classroom exercise in which students run to a text, and then pass the message verbally to a partner.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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