English Explanatory Dictionary

running

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of run
adj
  1. Moving or advancing at a run.
  2. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
  3. Present, current.
  4. Flowing; easy; cursive.
  5. Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
  6. Having a continuous design or pattern.
  7. Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
  8. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
  9. Discharging pus.
  10. Discharging snot or mucus.
adv
  1. Consecutively; in a row.
noun
  1. The action of the verb to run.
  2. The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
  3. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
  4. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
  5. The act of running errands.
  6. The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.
prep
  1. Approaching; about; roughly.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌniŋ/ en-us-running.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-running.wav /ˈɹʊnɪŋ/ /ˈɹʊnɪŋɡ/

Word forms

running runnings

Etymology

By surface analysis, run + -ing.

Synonyms

runny

Derived words

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Translations

Bengali: ছুটন্ত Bengali: চলন্ত Bengali: চলতি Bengali: ধাবমান Bulgarian: бягащ Bulgarian: тичащ Finnish: juokseva Galician: corrente Manchu: ᠰᡠᠵᡠᡵᡝ Nyunga: baardanginy
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