canter
noun
an easy gallop.
cantering
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present participleof canter.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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We had over 20 televisions playing the same footage of horses cantering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
The tune was jaunty, full of the cantering rhythms and mimetic horn calls that fit a song about hunting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The rematch of the final four years ago offered none of the tension of that Lord's epic with the Black Caps cantering home in pursuit of 283.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
At this she raised her glistening whip, lashing the team into a run; they left the river cantering beautifully, then trotted smartly.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
