- present participle of canter.
Example Sentences
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"I'm digging it, I'm loving it," said Rose after nailing a 12-footer to win the eighth, and LA were 8-1 ahead and cantering after picking up another hammer-inspired two-pointer on the ninth.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
We had over 20 televisions playing the same footage of horses cantering.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024
“Youth” pairs a Bach oratorio with footage of horses cantering through the snow of a Muscovite suburb.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022
It took several huge, clattering steps, then it was off the side of the hill and cantering across the sky.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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