runnin

Legs in motion

Runnin is an informal spelling of running, representing the dropped g of casual speech.

It appears in dialogue, song lyrics, and social media to convey a relaxed or vernacular tone: We been runnin all day, Keep runnin your mouth.

motion

sprint

Brief maximum-speed effort

  • dashQuick burst or pinch
  • gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
  • raceCompetition of speed

hurry · speed · bolt · hasten · scamper · dart · rush · charge · bound · jog

escape

flee

Depart swiftly from threat

elude · dodge · bolt · scatter · disappear · vanish · pursuit · fugitive · breakaway · retreat

pursuit

chase

Rapid following of quarry

  • huntPursuit of quarry
  • trackPath or monitored route
  • tailRear animal appendage

follow · catch · pursue · hound · trail · shadow · prey · quarry · hunter · manhunt

slang

workin

Employed and active

  • ballinSlang for prospering extravagantly
  • trappinSlang for drug dealing
  • pushinApplying forward pressure
Opposites
locomotion speed

runninwalking

Locomotion on foot

strolling · ambling · sauntering · crawling · plodding

motion vs stillness

runninstanding

Position, physical or social

stopping · standing still · standin · staying put · halting

operational status

runninstopped

Brought to a halt

off · shut down · broken · idle · down

Phrases
Family

runner, running, runners, outrunning, rerunning, outrunner

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G