TROTTING Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

trotting

verb

present participle of trot

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

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as in racing

to proceed or move quickly now trot along and get washed up for supper

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Recent Examples of trotting Douglas Friedman’s upcoming monograph, Full Spectrum (Vendome Press), illuminates the extraordinary level of access the globe-trotting photographer has cultivated over the course of his career. —

Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026 Video footage from the May 6 incident shows the small dog, whose name is not known, trotting up to Sydnei Everett's grandfather's porch in Nashville, where his Uber Eats meal had just been delivered. —

Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 May 2026 Thank you to my fellow globe-trotting futurist Natalie Monbiot for the press pass. —

Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 15 May 2026 The apparent conflict highlights the ambiguous rules around recall status and its relevance in a trial that’s been peppered with globe-trotting billionaires. —

David Ingram, NBC news, 13 May 2026 Although his life has turned into a globe-trotting affair, Calva’s permanent residence remains in Mexico City. —

Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 May 2026 Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026 Bar BenFiddich Globe-trotting bartender Hiroyasu Kayama’s Shinjuku hideaway regularly makes best-of lists with its farm-to-glass cocktails and mad scientist preparations. —

Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026

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Now three weeks into jogging on his full body weight, Kittle is looking forward to getting cleared for football movements — run blocking, pass protection, route running, and rust knocking off.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
There’s a cooking school, activities for children, a rather magnificent spa, adults-only and family pools, jogging tracks, bikes, and a full slate of tours.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026