cantering

verb

present participle of canter
as in loping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantering
  1. loping
  2. leaping
  3. bounding
  4. galloping
  5. trotting
  6. skipping
  7. springing
  8. sprinting
Verb
  • Instead, polskas emphasize the first and third beats, creating a loping sort of feeling.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of loping
Verb
  • Jorgenson seems to enjoy leaping from one difficult task to another.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • My ears strained for the telltale sound of a deer bounding away through the darkness.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounding
Verb
  • In a body-camera video obtained by CBS News Atlanta, the donkey is seen galloping toward the officers, who try to back away.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The drums are constantly switching, the gait galloping one way and then swerving back again, as if the music could go anywhere.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of galloping
Verb
  • Quickley countered by trotting upcourt and sinking another 3 over the rookie.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Christiane Amanpour, who parlayed a job as a news assistant on CNN‘s foreign desk into a years-long globe-trotting assignment for the news giant, plans to step away from the media company in June.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of trotting
Verb
  • Garcia's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child tells CBS Colorado the cycle of crime, prison and skipping parole is not new for Garcia.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Selling for $999, the pass has no blockout days and includes daily access to the park’s line-skipping express pass as well as a ticket to after-hours events Halloween Horror Nights and Fan Fest.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • Just this week, some Massachusetts senators voted in an informal session to advance a bill that would put a stop to springing forward and falling back.
    — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The job that so many had described as the best of their lives was, by 2022, springing leaks—in the arena, in the locker room, and in the stables.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of springing
Verb
  • Brown was 4-for-4 on Iowa’s opening possession before sprinting for a 21-yard touchdown on a quarterback draw.
    — Luke DeCock, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Brown was 4 for 4 on Iowa's opening possession before sprinting for a 21-yard touchdown on a quarterback draw.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of sprinting
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