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noun / verb

trot

TROT/trɑːt/

A steady running pace faster than a walk.

The horse trots with alternating diagonal pairs of legs.

A horse moving in a relaxed, unmistakable two-beat trot, shown side-on with one diagonal pair of legs supporting it and the opposite diagonal pair swinging forward.
Etymology
trotOld Frenchto trot, to go

Old French troter already meant to trot or go. In English, the verb originally described a horse's quick, steady gait, which supplies the model for the pace between walking and running.

In context

Ryan Rose5:09
So, if she's just walking faster, but doesn't trot, doesn't trot. So, if she just speeds up a bit at the walk like that
Horse won’t Slow down!

More examples

  • She trotted along the trail.
  • They are trotting steadily.
  • The rider maintained a trot.

Forms

trot · trots · trotted · trotting

Similar words

jog
A steady human running pace.
canter
A faster three-beat horse gait.