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trotted

The correct spelling is trotted.

How to pronounce trotted

verb

Say it like: Tro-tte-d

The correct spelling is trotted. To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run. For example: "I didn't want to miss my bus, so I trotted the last few hundred yards to the stop."

Usage Examples

I didn't want to miss my bus, so I trotted the last few hundred yards to the stop.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
  2. 2.(of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.
  3. 3.To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.

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