come running
English
Verb
come running (third-person singular simple present comes running, present participle coming running, simple past came running, past participle come running)
- To run towards somebody.
- 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
- The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
- To come quickly to somebody's aid or assistance.
References
- “come running”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “come running”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.