running

[ruhn-ing] / ˈrʌn ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

continuous, flowing, operating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constant functioning working

STRONG

active cursive dynamic executing going live moving operative proceeding producing smooth

WEAK

alive easy effortless fluent in action in operation in succession incessant perpetual together unbroken unceasing uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONG

apathetic immobile inactive unexciting

WEAK

broken discontinuous intermittent occasional

ADVERB

continually

Synonyms

WEAK

consecutively continuously night and day successively together unintermittedly uninterruptedly

Antonyms

WEAK

broken intermittently occasionally

NOUN

management of organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

functioning

STRONG

administration care charge conduct control coordination direction handling leadership maintenance operation organization oversight performance regulation supervision working

WEAK

intendance superintendency

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization ignorance mismanagement neglect

Example Sentences

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Pratt has been running in voter surveys behind Mayor Karen Bass, who is running for reelection, sometimes swapping places with Raman for second and third.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Saab, 54, and his business partner Alvaro Pulido were charged with running a network that exploited a subsidized food aid program for Venezuela known as CLAP.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Osmand broke away to score seconds before the end, two team-mates running in his slipstream with every man in maroon up the other end.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

During experiments, Betley and his team observed increased brain activity in mice after treadmill running.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Neither of us says much along the way, and I miss the easy quiet of running with Celia.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

running

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