trotted; trotting
1
: to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot
the fox trotted over the knoll
2
: to proceed briskly : hurry
1
a(1)
: a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (such as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs
(2)
: a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run
b
: a ride on horseback
2
3
: an old woman
4
: a literal translation of a foreign text
: an adherent of Trotskyism : trotskyist, trotskyite
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Examples of trot in a Sentence
Verb
A horse trotted past us.
The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.
She trotted off to help.
The little boy trotted along after his mother.
Noun (1)
a gossipy old trot who never had a good word to say about anyone
ate something that gave us the trots
Recent Examples on the Web
Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
After staring at the train for a few seconds, the horse turned around and trotted back down the platform, seemingly following another (again, human) commuter who appeared to be running on his way out of the station.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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Verb
The wild, all-white moose spotted trotting through Canada is not the first creature to be noticed for its unexpected coloring.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
After staring at the train for a few seconds, the horse turned around and trotted back down the platform, seemingly following another (again, human) commuter who appeared to be running on his way out of the station.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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trot
1 of 2 noun1
: a moderately fast gait of a four-footed animal (as a horse) in which a front foot and the opposite hind foot move at the same time
2
: a human jogging pace between a walk and a run
trot
2 of 2 verb
trotted; trotting
1
: to ride, drive, go, or cause to go at a trot
2
: to go along quickly : hurry
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