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are trotting

  • present progressive
    of trot.
    trot
    verb (used without object)
    (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.

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It’s the second straight year theaters are trotting out the one-day event at the tail end of summer.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

Paddy and Harry, companions Kerry acquired in 2017 and 2019, are trotting around in large circles, noses to the ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2020

U.S. airports are trotting out friendly companion dogs to calm jittery travelers and offering perks including free parking on Wednesday as throngs of people rush toward their Thanksgiving holiday celebrations.

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2016

Small firms are trotting to the stock exchange’s junior market.

From Economist ● Jan. 2, 2014

The dogs are trotting down the sidewalk, surveying their surroundings with wide eyes and pink tongues lolling in the breeze.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller