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trotting

  • present participle
    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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Airlines know how badly we want better in-flight Wi-Fi, so they keep trotting out incremental updates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

TikTok and Instagram have seen an explosion of adventure cat content over the past few years - pets perched on paddleboards, scaling mountains or trotting on beaches.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

He did not score again but did set up a try for winger Teddy Thomas with a pin-point crossfield kick before trotting off after an hour with victory secure.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

And in my head I was already trotting off, looking for that stick, even though I could smell the stink and the thorns were pricking me.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan