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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
  • 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
  • Gradually, though, dubby hand percussion rises up from the deep, and soon a truculent, alien-sounding riff and loping dancehall cadence spin the compass point back toward Batu’s Bristol.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of loping
Verb
  • When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • His second, on a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone, put Texas ahead 17-3 in the second quarter.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bounding
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  • On the title track, galloping rhythms and lingering lap steel notes conjure the image of a condor soaring overhead.
    — Cata Balzano, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Yellowstone character will be making his return to the Dutton universe, as Jefferson White is galloping over to the cast of Marshals for season two.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of galloping
Verb
  • Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the family’s matriarch, is colorfully slinky as a globe-trotting party widow, a vain, compulsively seductive narcissist who macks on her daughters’ men like a Real Housewife given a villain’s edit.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Raccoon City is but one setting in the video games’ globe-trotting canon.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of trotting
Verb
  • PetMD recommends skipping the fancy labels and instead choosing shampoos that are pH-balanced for dogs and targeted to actual skin and coat needs like dryness, shedding or itching.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Going out with friends meant skipping drinks and potentially bringing a salad along.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • Shelton springing east and west along the baseline, showing a rally tolerance and return strategy that lasted for hours.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In practical terms, that means no falling back in November and no springing forward in March.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of springing
Verb
  • Upback David Santiago began on the right side of the formation before sprinting across to the left after the snap to help shield Gill.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The driver was able to cross over to the passenger seat and exit through the door on that side before sprinting away from danger.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sprinting
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“Cantering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantering. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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