to gallop

Examples

• All

• The warrior swung his mount around and galloped back to his comrades.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Now run along before he comes galloping up here on his white charger.

  Love & Rage (2000)

• How she liked to gallop through the first snow every year.

  Let Him Go (2020)

• I encourage them to walk, run, jump, gallop, and skip in response to what they hear.

  Academic text (2009)

• Can't we gallop a little more?

  For Love (2021)

• For three days in a row, for example, the boy galloped everywhere, always right foot first.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Announcing a ride into the mountains, he saddled up and galloped toward Hashan.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "They're gone!" A soldier came galloping down the peak, shouting with glee.

  Fiction book (1991)

• A huge horse, black as a nightmare, galloped past, its hooves devouring the cobblestones.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The rider gave his horse a gentle nudge, and they both started to gallop across the open field.

Antonyms

W

to walk

∞ 1.0

To move on foot at a normal speed

T

to trot

19 2.2

To move faster than a walk but slower than a run, often used for animals

Phrasal Verbs

G

to gallop across

1 3.5

To move very fast across the ground like a horse

Compounds

G

gallop rhythm

• Specialized

9.6

An extra sound the heart makes that may show a heart problem

How Fast

to gallop

25 1.9

canter

• Specialized

4 6.5

to trot

19 2.2

to walk

∞ 1.0

to amble

15 4.8

Surface Forms

Etymology