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Canter
01
a three-beat stride of a horse that is faster than a trot but slower than a gallop
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
canters
to canter
01
to cause a horse to move at a moderate, three-beat gait between a trot and a gallop
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
canter
3rd person singular
canters
Present participle
cantering
Past simple
cantered
Past participle
cantered
02
(of horses) to move at a moderate, three-beat gait that is faster than a trot but slower than a gallop
03
to ride a horse at a controlled, moderate pace between a trot and a gallop
Examples
She cantered along the trail, enjoying the rhythm of the horse's stride.
