Running Definition
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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
running (not comparable)
- That which runs or run.
- running paint
- running taps
Adverb
running (not comparable)
- (informal) consecutively; in a row
- Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.
Noun
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- The action of the verb to run.
- His running of the business leaves something to be desired.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason
- Running is good exercise.
- Running for their lives was all they could do after the explosion.
Derived terms
- in running order
- in the running
- out of the running
- running costs
Translations
the action of the verb to run
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Verb
running
- Present participle of run.
Statistics
- Most common English words before 1923: ladies · rise · looks · #885: running · garden · domain · touch
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