running

[ruhn-ing] / ˈrʌn ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

continuous, flowing, operating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constant functioning working

STRONG

active cursive dynamic executing going live moving operative proceeding producing smooth

WEAK

alive easy effortless fluent in action in operation in succession incessant perpetual together unbroken unceasing uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONG

apathetic immobile inactive unexciting

WEAK

broken discontinuous intermittent occasional

ADVERB

continually

Synonyms

WEAK

consecutively continuously night and day successively together unintermittedly uninterruptedly

Antonyms

WEAK

broken intermittently occasionally

NOUN

management of organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

functioning

STRONG

administration care charge conduct control coordination direction handling leadership maintenance operation organization oversight performance regulation supervision working

WEAK

intendance superintendency

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization ignorance mismanagement neglect

Example Sentences

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Wireless has described the event, running from 10-12 July, as a "three night journey through his most iconic records".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Plus, the ranks of the affluent grow, a stock-market haven is at risk, and a guy running for Congress keeps showing up at quinceañeras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Co-owners Christopher O'Brien and Gary Sharp started out in construction before switching to running care homes around seven years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Fresh vegetables and freshwater are running out on many ships, so the sailors are using social media and very-high-frequency marine radios to share survival tips and tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

So Mutti went running out into the garden, and I followed her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

running

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