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How to pronounce running in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms track
Type of track and field
Derivation run
Type Words
Synonyms run
Type of locomotion, travel
Has types sprint, dash
Derivation run
Type Words
Synonyms run, running game, running play
Type of football play
Has types rush, draw play, end run, sweep, return, reverse, rushing, draw
Derivation run


the coach put great emphasis on running.
Type Words
Synonyms functional, operative, working


in running (or working) order.
Type Words
Synonyms linear


cost of lumber per running foot.
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a running joke among us.
Type Words


the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays.
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as mountain stream with freely running water.
hovels without running water.
Type Words
Type of disposal, administration
Has types administrivia
Derivation run


he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time.
Type Words
Type of operation
Derivation run


a running engine.
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running plays worked better than pass plays.
took a running jump.
a running start.

Examples of running

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Vick gained a lot of yards with his running ability, but his sack rate was high.
From the stltoday.com
In fine sieve, wash rice under cold running water until draining water is clear.
From the news-journalonline.com
Obama, who presumably is running for re-election next year, is willing to do it.
From the thenewstribune.com
The class, with each session running four hours, is for the recreational boater.
From the thenewstribune.com
They also added Mark Reynolds, who has struck out 200 times three years running.
From the bostonherald.com
After hearing nothing for several weeks, she figured she was out of the running.
From the usatoday.com
Freshman Ryan Stephens scored the only Blue Raider run after solid base running.
From the tennessean.com
Vick spent 18 months in prison on federal charges of running a dogfighting ring.
From the omaha.com
Four trains are running and normal services will resume next week, Mbanefo said.
From the bloomberg.com
More examples
  • Run: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
  • Running(a): (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water"
  • Run: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
  • Running(a): continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us"
  • Running(a): of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
  • The state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly"
  • Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing a human or an animal to move rapidly on foot. It is defined in human sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. ...
  • Running is an album by the band Trapeze released only for the Germany market in 1979 and is also called Hold On that was released in 1978.
  • "Running" is the first single by Evermore, taken from their second studio album Real Life.