trotted

verb

past tense of trot
1
as in jogged
to go at a pace faster than a walk had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace trotted around the bases after hitting a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in raced
to proceed or move quickly now trot along and get washed up for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of trotted Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 Walk stole third and then trotted home when Camden Johnson clubbed his ninth home run of the season. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026 As Augie Lopez trotted around the bases late Monday night, the small contingent of USC fans could finally be heard at Blue Bell Park. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026 The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted
  1. jogged
  2. raced
  3. ran
  4. scurried
  5. sprinted
  6. sped
  7. galloped
  8. hurried
Verb
  • Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • After a poor first touch with his head, Digne was trying to clear the ball when Yamal raced in from behind to challenge in the penalty area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Injuries, pitching problems, batting with runners in scoring position and base-running issues all come to mind quickly.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • The TikTok edits, the outfit identification threads, the contestant rivalries trending on X by the end of an episode, all of it turns 60 minutes of passive viewing into a multi-platform conversation that runs all week.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    — Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Waterbucks stood tall and stately along the trail and hordes of the little Angola impalas scurried across in front of us.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of scurried
Verb
  • Lidl-Trek’s Mads Pedersen sprinted to victory from a breakaway in stage four of the Tour de France — the former world champion’s first victory since stage 15 of last year’s Vuelta a España.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • In the bottom of the sixth with runners on second and third, Devers fielded a grounder, sprinted to the bag, then dove into first base to beat the runner and end the inning.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of sprinted
Verb
  • In response, the driver sped off, leading officers through parts of Lyon Township, Milford, Wixom, Highland Township and Rose Township.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 July 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • At the same time, a big bull sable galloped out from behind a bush headed for the crest.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of galloped
Verb
  • Joe and Julius hurried ahead and instantly found a blood trail.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • RockHounds players and training staff hurried to tend to Lasko, and Taylor dropped to one knee near the warning track.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of hurried

Browse Nearby Words

trots out
trotted
trotted out
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Trotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on trotted

Nglish: Translation of trotted for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of obdurate

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All