- present participle of lope.
loping
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It has a twangy guitar, stately woodwinds and a loping groove that makes you feel like you’re nudging a herd of cattle through a mountain pass on a cloudless day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Got a perfect match from Chris Richards, the afro-rocking defender with the long, loping strides, was 83 for 83 on his passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
Wharton's loping, languid style may sometimes disguise a classy, fiercely competitive midfielder, but his England breakthrough has not arrived, despite going to Germany as part of Southgate's Euro 2024 squad.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
“The Ballad of Paladin,” a loping instrumental, was used as the theme for the CBS television series “Have Gun — Will Travel.”
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Then he licked his knife, and put it between his teeth, and catching up the bundle he came loping towards the near door of the stairs.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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