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running^¹

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/ UK, US
/ˈɹʊnɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England
/ˈɹʊnɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌnɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, run + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of run

adjective

not comparable Moving or advancing at a run.
not comparable Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
not comparable Present, current. running month
not comparable Flowing; easy; cursive. running handwriting
not comparable Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step. a running commentary, a running explanation, my running theory
not comparable Having a continuous design or pattern. running bond; running ornament
not comparable Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below). He won the title for three running years.
not comparable Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem. a running vine
not comparable Discharging pus. a running sore
not comparable, of a nose Discharging snot or mucus. a running nose
Similar: runny

adverb

informal, not comparable Consecutively; in a row. Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.

noun runnings

countable, uncountable The action of the verb to run. His running of the business leaves something to be desired.
countable, uncountable The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason. Running is good exercise.
countable, uncountable That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation. the first running of a still
countable, uncountable The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
colloquial, countable, uncountable The act of running errands. I'm gonna go out and do my running.
countable, uncountable The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.

preposition

colloquial Approaching; about; roughly.

Running^²

proper noun Runnings

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: scampering, fleeing, moving, flowing, gushing, streaming, track, pouring, working, functioning, operative, functional, spurting, spouting, flying, squirting

Translations

Every language

adj present, current

Deutsch	laufend
Italiano	corrente, attuale

adj discharging pus

Deutsch	eiternd, nässend

adj discharging snot or mucus

Deutsch	laufend

adv consecutively

Español	consecutivo
Português	consecutivamente
Français	à la suite consécutivement de suite
Русский	подря́д podrjád

noun the action of the verb to run

한국어	달리기 dalligi
日本語	走る hashiru, 走り hashiri, ランニング ranningu
中文	跑 pǎo
Português	correr
Français	course, course à pied
Deutsch	Rennen, Laufen
Русский	бег beg, беготня́ begotnjá, бе́гание béganije
العربية	رَكْض rakḍ

noun sport

Español	corrida, corrimiento, peregueta, pedestrismo
中文	賽跑 /赛跑 sàipǎo
Português	correr
Deutsch	Laufsport, Laufen
Italiano	corsa
Русский	бег beg

noun quantity of liquid which flows in a certain time

中文	流量 liúliàng

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@misc{running_2026,
  title = {running},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/running},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}