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

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

In true treasure hunting style, the movie is a globe-trotting adventure with stops in Bangkok, Vienna, Vatican City and Cairo as well as a brief visit to London. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Video from the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association shows Hennessy trotting into an enclosure, at first a little unsure of herself. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026

As thunder rumbles over Mpophomeni, and the first drops of rain fall, children at the training field pull on hoodies and start to walk home, their dogs trotting faithfully alongside them. — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Cesare Attolini was in an escapist mood for spring, taking cues from safari explorations and the European chic riviera destinations to provide the globe-trotting wealthy pack a wardrobe befitting different latitudes. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

The globe-trotting Jordana Brewster spent her childhood living between London, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City. — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

In a clip shared on social media, a beaming Kolek could be seen trotting alongside the parade barricade, where scores of fans enthusiastically extended their hands to high-five the point guard and congratulate him. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026