canter (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkæntər/
Definition
To move at a moderate pace, faster than a walk but slower than a gallop, with a three-beat diagonal gait.
Examples
The rider urged the horse into a canter across the field.
We watched the horses canter gracefully around the track.
The young foal learned to canter alongside its mother.
How to Use canter
- canter across (prepositional phrase)
- To move at a canter over a specific area. — "The horses cantered across the meadow."
- canter through (prepositional phrase)
- To move at a canter through a place. — "She cantered through the forest."
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