adjective
Etymology: from past participle of trip (II)
1. : passant 1
three hinds tripping proper — H.S.London
2. : moving lightly and quickly : light-footed , nimble , quick
bursts out into a tripping singing measure — H.S.Bennett
tripping lines
3. archaic : stumbling, erring, or sinning in moral behavior
4. : used to trip a mechanism
a tripping device