Cantering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cantering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of canter.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of canter.
More Meanings
- Movement at a canter.
Example Sentences
The master plan for the site includes 3.3km of new surfaced and unsurfaced walking routes, more than 1km of new bridleways and cantering routes, and retention of the 2.3km Old Shire Lane bridleway.
1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist Here are no canterings upon moonlit heaths, no merry-makings in the snuggest of all possible caverns, none of the attractions of dress, no embroidery, no lace, no jack-boots, no crimson coats and ruffles, none of the dash and freedom with which "the road" has been, time out of mind, invested.
Word Forms
- canterings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lope, trot, caracole, pace, amble, prancer.
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