dogtrot
9.6
A steady, easy running step like a dog's used to move without getting tired
- noun
- /ˈdɔɡˌtrɑt/
:
trote de perro
- They proceeded at a steady dogtrot through the forest, enjoying the morning air.
Examples
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I sometimes dreamed that I was back at my mother's house with its polished wood floors on the wide dogtrot.
Fiction book (2002) -
A group—twenty men and women—proceeded at a dogtrot through a patch of timber.
Fiction book (1992) -
The children ran playfully at a dogtrot as they chased each other in the park.
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The old man walked at a leisurely dogtrot along the path, appreciating the tranquility of the evening.
Synonyms
trot
vsdogtrot
15
1.6
A pace faster than a walk but slower than a run, like a horse's movement
is steadier and easier, patterned on a canine gait
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Etymology
Dogtrot comes from the simple words dog and trot, with trot meaning a 'quick, steady walk'. Imagine a dog trotting beside you at that easy pace. So a dogtrot is a steady, easy trot or pace, which is why the word means a comfortable, even way of moving.