Meaning of Gallop | Babel Free
ˈɡæləpDefinitions
- A surname.
- The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- An act or instance of going or running rapidly.
- An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
- A rhythm consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop.
Equivalents
Examples
“Charlie and Marnie fought at brunch and then confessed their undying love for each other; Ray got promoted by his coffee-shop boss and then dumped by his croissant-purse-toting girlfriend; and Hannah, with a deadline looming, her OCD blaring, and all her friends elsewhere, desperately FaceTimed Adam—who took a shirtless, rom-commy gallop across Brooklyn to meet her.”
“A gallop rhythm: \drums{\repeat unfold4{wbl8wbh16 16”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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