Synonyms of trotting

trotting

verb

present participle of trot

1

as in jogging

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

• jogging
• running
• galloping
• sprinting
• racing
• hurrying
• dashing
• skipping
• rushing
• scampering
• speeding
• tripping
• leaping
• scooting
• scurrying
• zipping
• bounding
• hustling
• loping
• cantering
• springing
• blazing
• tearing
• zooming
• buzzing
• bowling
• humping
• barreling
• blasting
• whirling
• shagging
• hurling
• scuttling
• hurtling
• coursing
• bolting
• careening
• hastening
• whisking
• blowing
• ripping
• rocketing
• bustling
• jetting
• rustling
• breezing
• belting
• ramming
• pelting
• shooting
• haring
• nipping
• pattering
• hying
• stepping (along)
• cannonballing
• footing (it)
• bombing
• legging (it)
• hotfooting (it)
• hoofing (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dragging
• lingering
• shambling
• creeping
• crawling
• poking
• lagging
• dawdling
• loitering
• trudging
• plodding
• dallying
• tarrying
• lumbering
• limping
• hobbling
• dillydallying

2

as in racing

to proceed or move quickly

now trot along and get washed up for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• racing
• hurrying
• scurrying
• traveling
• rushing
• flying
• speeding
• driving
• zipping
• chasing
• jumping
• running
• scooting
• buzzing
• darting
• stepping
• dashing
• blowing
• scuttling
• jogging
• zooming
• tearing
• blasting
• bolting
• whirling
• galloping
• bowling
• blazing
• ripping
• hustling
• shooting
• breezing
• ramming
• barreling
• careering
• hurling
• humping
• rustling
• haring
• whisking
• hurtling
• coursing
• careening
• motoring
• hastening
• nipping
• bustling
• rocketing
• jetting
• belting
• bundling
• pelting
• cracking (on)
• hying
• beating it
• flitting
• highballing
• sprinting
• cannonballing
• scampering
• bombing
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• scudding
• making tracks
• stampeding
• hotfooting (it)
• whizzing
• shaking a leg
• scuffling
• streaking
• accelerating
• beetling
• overtaking
• outrunning
• quickening
• stepping out
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• strolling
• poking
• lagging
• dawdling
• shuffling
• loitering
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• decelerating
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trotting

Grande and Erivo went on a globe-trotting press tour for the ages to promote the movie musical. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026

Video shows the animal trotting up the front steps, grabbing a glass bottle of milk in its mouth, knocking it over and carrying it away. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Netflix’s teen adventure mystery will kick off one last globe-trotting treasure hunt on August 20. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026

The arduous, globe-trotting shoot, helmed by director Christopher Nolan, took Matt Damon and the cast to locales around the world Greece, Morocco, Iceland, Scotland and Italy. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Drive was trotting ahead with his nose still in the air as though that sensitive organ were leading him on an invisible string directly to the origin of some exciting smell. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

While much of Djokovic’s portfolio reflects his globe-trotting career, his investments in Serbia underscore his connection to his homeland. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 July 2026

The movie’s globe-trotting opening sequence features pirates, outlaws and a mummy used as toilet paper. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026