canter
noun
an easy gallop.
are cantering
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present progressiveof canter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images are cantering to a home semi-final and probably a ninth consecutive Twickenham final after a forgettable five-try beating of an underpowered side who looked to have their minds elsewhere.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 14, 2013
Now, suppose you are cantering with Nelly's right shoulder leading, and want her to change to the left.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Ah! now I can see everything—everything; they are cantering by the old mill.
From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
