- present participle of lope.
loping
Example Sentences
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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
And although his style looks easy, like he’s loping to the library, it’s profoundly efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2025
A few times we came across a three-legged coyote, affectionately known by locals as Tripod, loping along the empty road.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024
In the depth of winter, they are at their best, scaling snowy mountain slopes with their big paws and loping strides.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2023
She had seen a family of al-mirajes go loping through the sun-dappled undergrowth, a trail of fresh shoots of grass marking their progress behind them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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