Usually means: Hurry to someone or something.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word come running:

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  1. come running: Merriam-Webster
  2. come running: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Come Running: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. come running: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  5. come running: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (come running)

▸ verb:  To run towards somebody.
▸ verb:  To come quickly to somebody's aid or assistance.

Similar:
run up, run at, run to, run off, make a run for it, break into a run, run after, run for it, run for one's life, take a run at, more...

Types:
sprint, dash, bolt, race, lope, gallop, trot, run, more...

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Similar:
run up, run at, run to, run off, make a run for it, break into a run, run after, run for it, run for one's life, take a run at, more...

Types:
sprint, dash, bolt, race, lope, gallop, trot, run, more...



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