trotted; trotting
1
: to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot
the fox trotted over the knoll
2
: to proceed briskly : hurry
1
a(1)
: a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (such as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs
(2)
: a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run
b
: a ride on horseback
2
3
: an old woman
4
: a literal translation of a foreign text
: an adherent of Trotskyism : trotskyist, trotskyite
Synonyms
Examples of trot in a Sentence
Verb
A horse trotted past us.
The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.
She trotted off to help.
The little boy trotted along after his mother.
Noun (1)
a gossipy old trot who never had a good word to say about anyone
ate something that gave us the trots
Recent Examples on the Web
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 June 2024
For the show’s opening cue, as Bass is on a horse trotting behind Confederate soldiers, Dancy used the timpani for the military nod.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 June 2024
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
But his newest project, Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1, which Costner co-wrote, directed, and stars in, is far from an easy trot back to familiar territory.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
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Verb
During red carpet season, celebs who stopped by were asked to trot their fingers through a little box to give viewers a bird’s-eye view of their nails—nails that were often painted a gothic black, rich burgundy, edgy navy, or covered in metallic nail art.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 June 2024
For the show’s opening cue, as Bass is on a horse trotting behind Confederate soldiers, Dancy used the timpani for the military nod.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 June 2024
Noun
Still, the manager took some time to chat with Volpe about his trot home.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
But his newest project, Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1, which Costner co-wrote, directed, and stars in, is far from an easy trot back to familiar territory.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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trot
1 of 2 noun1
: a moderately fast gait of a four-footed animal (as a horse) in which a front foot and the opposite hind foot move at the same time
2
: a human jogging pace between a walk and a run
trot
2 of 2 verb
trotted; trotting
1
: to ride, drive, go, or cause to go at a trot
2
: to go along quickly : hurry
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