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galloping

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gal·lop·ing  (gl-png)
adj.
1. Of or resembling a gallop, especially in rhythm or rapidity.
2. Developing or progressing at an accelerated rate: galloping technology.
3. Medicine Of or relating to a disease that progresses rapidly toward a fatal conclusion: galloping consumption.
galloping [ˈgæləpɪŋ]
adj
(prenominal) progressing at or as if at a gallop galloping consumption
Translations
galloping [ˈgæləpɪŋ] ADJ galloping consumption (Med) → tisis f galopante
galloping inflation → inflación f galopante
galloping
adj (lit) → galoppierend; at a galloping pace (lit) → im Galopp; (fig) → in rasendem Tempo; galloping inflation → galoppierende Inflation
galloping [ˈgæləpɪŋ] adj (horse) → al galoppo (fig) (inflation, pneumonia) → galoppante
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