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
“Youth” pairs a Bach oratorio with footage of horses cantering through the snow of a Muscovite suburb.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
From the first whistle, Hibs looked more like the team cantering to another third-placed finish.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2023
You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
I accepted the invisible rein she was holding out, and then we were off, riding up and down the fence, sometimes cantering, sometimes at a gallop.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
