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

Only the boy’s early obsession with the keyboard—initially discouraged by his parents—pointed to his destiny as a globe-trotting concert pianist, a composer in the major classical genres, and a fluent essayist and autobiographer to boot. — Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026

With his dog trotting closely behind him, Harlow greeted fans as many waited in line for New Balance backpacks and swag. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

Donald Steven Lang, 62, was taken into custody over the weekend at the request of the United States, federal authorities said Tuesday, ending a far-reaching search for the globe-trotting sailor. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The referee’s visual countdown may prove worthless if the player trotting off has his back to the official, which will invariably be the case. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Despite its globe-trotting kidnapping plot, much of the movie’s tension comes down to people in rooms trying to persuade an old man to part with his money. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The psychological revenge thriller of Season 1 opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Live Nation is the sponsor behind Shakira's latest tour, the globe-trotting Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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