trippingly
With effortless grace
Trippingly means lightly, nimbly, or with quick, easy movement.
The word appears most famously in Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, where the prince advises actors to speak their lines trippingly on the tongue—fluently and naturally, without stumbling.
Outside this theatrical context, trippingly is rare, describing anything done with nimble grace.
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- glibSuperficially articulate
- smooth-tonguedSkillfully flattering in speech
mellifluous · silver-tongued · recitation · elocution · declamation · oratory · enunciation · delivery
Moving with minimal impact
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- gracefulElegant in movement
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- buoyantAble to float
skipping · prancing · dancing · gliding · sprightly · fleet-footed · lilting · bounding
fluent
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- glibSuperficially articulate
smooth-tongued · mellifluous · silver-tongued · recitation · elocution · declamation · oratory · enunciation · delivery · diction
light-footed
Moving with minimal impact
buoyant · skipping · prancing · dancing · gliding · sprightly · fleet-footed · lilting · bounding · frolicking
easy
Requiring minimal effort
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- naturalNot artificially produced
unforced · breezy · carefree · unlabored · fluid · seamless · unconstrained · facile · offhand · light
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
musicality · tempo · syncopation · pulse · singsong · flow · swing · measured · lyrical · melodic
trippinglyslowly
At reduced speed
sluggishly · tardily · ponderously · haltingly · lingeringly
trippinglyheavily
With great weight
ponderously · leadenly · lumberingly · clumsily · awkwardly
trippinglyhaltingly
In an unsteady manner
stumblingly · laboriously · falteringly · jerkily · choppily
- tripping outExperiencing altered perception
- tripping upCausing to fall
- tripping overCatching foot unexpectedly
- guilt trippingInducing remorse deliberately
- tripping hazardSomething causing falls