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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211. I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.
212. Thompson Stables are running three horses in the next race.
213. He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison.
214. They began running again, broke cover and dashed towards the road.
215. She made a running dive to get across the crevasse.
216. They are running up the engine to see if the plane is ready to take off.
217. This fine engine makes only a whisper when running at full speed.
218. It was a bit of a running gag in the show.
219. Gavin beckoned with his finger and the girl came running.
220. Because of the engine's efficiency the car has very low running costs .
221. A soldier was arrested after running amok with a vehicle through Berlin.
222. Eric came running into the room, out of breath .
223. Today's RPI figure shows inflation running at 10.9 per cent.
224. The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes.
225. A key factor in running a business is the delegation of responsibility.
226. Don't always try to start something when everything is running smoothly.
226. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and build good sentences.
227. The petrol is running out/We are running out of petrol.
228. Buses are running an hour late, because of an earlier accident.
229. He's been running a restaurant/his own company since he left school.
230. They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business.
231. The young Mongolian girl dropped her bridle and let the horse drink of the running water.
232. She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper.
233. Self-help groups of all sorts have been running for more than 20 years.
234. Running a school is much more of a business than it used to be, - by law we have to balance our books.
235. Belmont Park is a broad sweeping track which will suit the European style of running.
236. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
237. The fox was running for the shelter of the trees.
238. If you're running upstairs, go to my room and bring down my sweater, please.
239. But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products.
240. Carl began in the music business by running a recording studio.
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.