- present participle of lope.
loping
Example Sentences
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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
As he should: The band’s self-titled debut, which came out last month, is a tuneful blast of fuzz-bomb pop — glammy, folky, a little psychedelic — with great riffs and a loping, late-Beatles-era groove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
And they’re attracted to rhythmic thumps on the surface, so the Fremen — people who live in the Arrakis desert — walk in strange, loping, arrhythmic steps to avoid accidental detection.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 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
Kendra doubted that a team of horses could have matched the tireless speed of his loping strides.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
