canter
noun
an easy gallop.
were 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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With 18 minutes and 34 seconds on the clock here, Leicester had three points safely secured and they were cantering to victory.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2019
The children on their ponies were cantering ahead.
From In the Roaring Fifties by Edward Dyson
Half an hour later they had saddled their ponies and were cantering off briskly to visit the Hermit of Gold Run.
From The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run by Laura Lee Hope
Cludde and his companions were cantering down the hill, at the risk of mishap, for naval officers are notoriously bad horsemen, and one of them-- Kirkby, I doubt not--was swaying in his saddle.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
As they were cantering slowly toward a deep ravine which they had crossed earlier in the day, their ponies suddenly began to raise their ears and whinny.
From The War Trail by Elmer Russell Gregor
