Synonym: functional, linear, operative, run, running game, running play, running, track, working. Similar words: cunning, planning, at the beginning, at the beginning of, runner, run into, mining, dining. Meaning: ['rʌnɪŋ] n. 1. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team 2. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace 3. the state of being in operation 4. the act of administering or being in charge of something 5. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track. adj. 1. moving quickly on foot 2. (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream 3. continually repeated over a period of time 4. of advancing the ball by running 5. executed or initiated by running 6. measured lengthwise 7. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing.
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181. She's now running a small government research establishment.
182. Hygiene was non-existent: no running water, no bathroom.
183. He gave the listening crowd a running commentary.
184. There she was(sentencedict.com), slightly out of breath from running.
185. Oh, it's late. I'd better be running along.
186. These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners.
187. She had her running gear on.
188. He also began a running feud with Dean Acheson.
189. All rooms have hot and cold running water .
190. I'll represent to him the risk he is running.
191. Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back.
192. For some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running.
193. She's a bit of a fitness freak. She goes running every night.
194. She was pulled up by the teacher for running down the corridor.
195. A quick rinse isn't sufficient. Use plenty of running water to wash away all traces of shampoo.
196. The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords.
196. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
197. I can feel trickles of sweat running down my neck.
198. He kept a running tally of who had called him, who had visited, who had sent flowers.
199. I will not have you running around the countryside without my authority.
200. It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high .
201. His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres.
202. By the ninth hour the car was running in eighth position.
203. Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine.
204. This Spanish drama has a vein of black humour running through it.
205. Always buy a heater with thermostat control to save on running costs.
206. There was this running gag about a penguin ( = they kept telling penguin jokes ).
207. I was running down the hill shouting, "Michael, Michael, man, wait up".
208. After running 1 000 metres, he was panting and puffing.
209. Jim's father got beyond running the business on his own,and employed someone to help him at busy times.
210. Tell her I'll call her back later, I'm running late again.
More similar words: cunning, planning, at the beginning, at the beginning of, runner, run into, mining, dining, raining, opening, burning, warning, whining, evening, morning, moaning, training, earnings, examining, happening, retaining, remaining, lightning, returning, gardening, adjoining, reasoning, designing, screening, glistening.