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trots

  • present tense form
    of trot (3rd person singular).
    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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One California pastor has even trained a robot dog on his sermons, and it trots his church’s aisles on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

As Fennell trots along Brontë’s tentpoles, she dusts the narrative between these plot points with sensational set pieces and eye-popping costumes.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

A bit of lettuce, a bit of cucumber, a few trots around the garden and he's quite happy.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

On Sunday against the Braves, it was a similar story, May looking frustrated with himself as Riley took his two trots around the bases, bemoaning poorly executed sweepers again.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025

Each time Rosie trots ahead of August and stops, they roar with laughter.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen