trip from the tongue

A form of roll off the tongue — To proceed into oral expression in a manner which is fluent, appealing, or glib.

Meanings

verbtrip from the tongue (third-person singular simple present trips from the tongue, present participle tripping from the tongue, simple past and past participle tripped from the tongue)

present singular third person trips from the tongue · participle present tripping from the tongue · participle past tripped from the tongue · past tripped from the tongue

  1. alternativeAlternative form of roll off the tongue.
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APA

trip from the tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trip%20from%20the%20tongue

MLA

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Chicago

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