running

About 52.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of run
2. adjective Moving or advancing at a run. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
3. adjective Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
4. adjective Present, current.

   running month

5. adjective Flowing; easy; cursive.

   running handwriting

6. adjective Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.

   a running commentary, a running explanation, my running theory

7. adjective Having a continuous design or pattern.

   running bond; running ornament

8. adjective Consecutive .

   He won the title for three running years.

Similar words

scampering fleeing moving flowing gushing streaming track pouring working functioning

Often followed by

the a in through from out away water down

Word family

runnings