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  • verb Present participle of gallopade.

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Examples

  • The eyes of Carl and Una followed her entranced gaze and chills began gallopading up and down their spines also.

    Rainbow Valley Lucy Maud 1919

  • The eyes of Carl and Una followed her entranced gaze and chills began gallopading up and down their spines also.

    Rainbow Valley 1908

  • 'And if I let you off you'll come gallopading in here as lively as ever to-morrow, calling out "Shellfish" -- no, I forgot -- "Prawn's"

    The Giant's Robe F. Anstey 1895

  • 'He'll be able to go partnering and gallopading as long as his banker' ll let him, William -- like your gentleman!

    The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 6 George Meredith 1868

  • 'He'll be able to go partnering and gallopading as long as his banker' ll let him, William -- like your gentleman!

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • 'He'll be able to go partnering and gallopading as long as his banker

    The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • Then a tremendous gallopading, in the which Tailtackle was nearly capsized over the wharf.

    Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1812

  • "The girls," Isabel Penny said, "will be gallopading now.

    The Three Black Pennys A Novel Joseph Hergesheimer 1917

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