RUNNING ON Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

running on 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of running on next

as in holding up

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running on

2 of 2

verb

present participle of run on

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years

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as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state allow the savings account to run on for now

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as in going on

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on

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Particularly riveting moments include Ratliff’s daughter chatting with the voice clone, and the AI Ratliff seeking counsel for the real Ratliff’s private concerns in a session with an AI therapist.

Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
At that youth football game, Beth Dickerson was chatting with Perri Owens when one of the boys came up and started talking.

Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024

Definition of chatting

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