trot

verb/trɑt/

Frequency rank: #10,553 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to run at a slow, steady pace between a walk and a full run.

Illustration for the English word “trot”

Example sentence

The child began to trot alongside the dog as they headed toward the park.

Synonyms & related words

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