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were trotting

  • past progressive
    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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"Stone flies were around when the dinosaurs were trotting about and they're amazing creatures," she explained.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023

“Here we were trotting out these stupid bromides about how great the market is,” says Mr Norris.

From Economist ● Mar. 15, 2018

Then, with the miss of a Texas extra point, the Golden Bears were trotting off the field with a wild 45-44 win Saturday night.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2015

They were trotting, and each began finding more tracks.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2012

I wondered how he could paint so many different colors in one night; red, wine, yellow, and rust My dogs were trotting along in front of us.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls