trotting

verb

Definition of trottingnext
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

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2
as in racing
to proceed or move quickly now trot along and get washed up for supper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotting
  1. running
  2. galloping
  3. sprinting
  4. driving
  5. zipping
  6. jumping
  7. buzzing
  8. stepping
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  • Join 34 others in the comments View Comments And that category has been running stubbornly higher than inflation for more than two years, BLS data shows.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Army led the nation in rushing averaging 309 yards per game with a hybrid triple-option attack running the ball 55 times per game.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of running
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  • Horses galloping across the Western plains.
    Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The opening of the track's theremin sounds properly ghostly, while the chaos of the horseback laser fight gets clear directional imaging, giving the impression of galloping hooves directly in front of you, while blasts and explosions can be heard in the distance, to the forward-right.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of galloping
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  • That's when two other reporters come sprinting up to the phone booth.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sprinting
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  • Many of the early engineers involved in the DARPA challenges would go on to work for Google’s self driving car project starting in 2009.
    Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • See our analysis of BlackRock’s valuation for a closer look at what’s driving the stock.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of driving
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  • Uber driver Derek Gooderham was zipping along on Interstate 83 when a wave of wood planks tumbled from the lumber truck, sliding down a hill and sweeping his car off the road.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Get a preview in the video below, starring Tony Hawk and other skateboarders zipping around a half-pipe soundtracked by Kraftwerk music.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipping
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  • Digitalization in the scrap business isn’t about jumping into all the latest tools.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Flames were reported on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway, with the fire jumping the road in at least two locations — the area around Malibu Pier and around Malibu Road and Webb Way, just next to Malibu Colony Plaza, where a Ralphs supermarket is located, according to the city.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumping
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  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of buzzing
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  • With the Yellowstone-verse mastermind stepping behind the camera for the anticipated conclusion, the stakes are even higher around how the series will go out, and if the ending will pave way for a future.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Luxury brands are increasingly stepping onto the global sports stage, making high-profile investments and sponsorship deals that transcend their traditional association with elite sports.
    Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of stepping
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