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
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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
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
That was why the warriors Spotted Tail, Long Chin and Red Leaf trotted on their horses into Fort Laramie a few weeks later.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
His head whipping back and forth in confusion over where the ball had gone, Winker slowed to a trot, allowing Gavin Lux to fire on to third where Muncy tagged him out.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Verb
What an absolute joy to see a pack of motley mutts trotting around St. Ann’s Warehouse, promenaded by everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Naomi Fry wearing matching toile puffers and beaded poop bag carriers.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
That was why the warriors Spotted Tail, Long Chin and Red Leaf trotted on their horses into Fort Laramie a few weeks later.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
Always the prankster, Hernández grabbed the groin of third-base coach Dino Ebel on his trot.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
His head whipping back and forth in confusion over where the ball had gone, Winker slowed to a trot, allowing Gavin Lux to fire on to third where Muncy tagged him out.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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