Running
/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
verb
To move swiftly.
(fluids) To flow.
(of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
noun
The action of the verb to run.
“His running of the business leaves something to be desired.”
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason
“Running is good exercise.”
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
“the first running of a still”
adjective
Moving or advancing at a run.
Present, current.
“running month”
Flowing; easy; cursive.
“running handwriting”
Synonyms: runny
adverb
Consecutively; in a row
“Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.”
preposition
Approaching; about; roughly.