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Cantering

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v. Present participle of canter.

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adj. riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop

Word Usage

"That they are inherited we see with horses in certain transmitted paces, such as cantering and ambling, which are not natural to them, -- in the pointing of young pointers and the setting of young setters -- in the peculiar COMEBACK manner of flight of certain breeds of the pigeon, &c."

Verb Form

canted cantered cantering canters canting

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

ride sit ride horseback pace gait

Cross Reference

gait cantering rhythm to win in a canter

Form

cantered cantering in a canter at a canter

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

beggar tittup go drive

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Cantor banter cantor enchanter grantor

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

trot gallop lope gait stride