canter
noun
an easy gallop.
was cantering
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past progressiveof canter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On his last day in what would become Afghanistan, once borders were eventually drawn up, Chamberlain was cantering down the Khyber Pass with a fellow officer, John Nicholson, when they came across corpses.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2013
She was cantering when the horse slipped and fell.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2010
The riders horse was cantering off in a field, bucking.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Slim Earl Percy on a white horse, escorted by a group of officers, was cantering slowly across the Common.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Sir Grummore Grummursum was cantering up the clearing in full panoply of war.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
