canter
1an easy gallop.
to move or ride at a canter.
Origin of canter
1How to use canter in a sentence
The troopers wheeled about; another order, and they were off, their cantering hoofs thundering down the narrow street.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniAnd oh, what a glorious sense of freedom when they were mounted and cantering down a cool forest trail—alone!
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeHalf an hour later they had saddled their ponies and were cantering off briskly to visit the Hermit of Gold Run.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeBut the hill was over and the startled horses were cantering with a free, smooth motion.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John GalsworthyAnd Twinkleheels soon came cantering up from the other side of the brook, where he had been feeding.
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels | Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for canter
/ (ˈkæntə) /
an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed
at a canter easily; without effort: he won at a canter
to move or cause to move at a canter
Origin of canter
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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