canter

1 of 3

noun (1)

cant·er ˈkan-tər How to pronounce canter (audio)

: one who uses cant: such as

: beggar, vagabond

: a user of professional or religious cant

canter

2 of 3

verb

can·ter ˈkan-tər How to pronounce canter (audio)

cantered; cantering; canters

intransitive verb

: to move at or as if at a canter : lope

: to ride a horse at a canter

transitive verb

: to cause to go at a canter

canter

3 of 3

noun (2)

can·ter ˈkan-tər How to pronounce canter (audio)

: a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop

: a ride at a canter

canters

verb

present tense third-person singular of canter

as in lopes

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lopes
gallops
springs
leaps
trots
bounds
skips
shags
sprints
scampers
jogs
trips
courses
dashes
races
speeds
rushes
hurries
barrels
humps
bustles
hastens
breezes
hies
hustles
careens
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hares
bowls
belts
rams
whirls
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jets
zooms
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zips
whisks
tears
rockets
blazes
rips
blasts
scoots
bolts
scurries
cannonballs
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blows
shoots
pelts
scuttles
patters
bombs
nips
hotfoots (it)
hoofs (it)
foots (it)
legs (it)
steps (along)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strolls
ambles
saunters
shuffles
lags
drags
lingers
loiters
dawdles
crawls
pokes
shambles
dallies
creeps
tarries
trudges
plods
lumbers
hobbles
limps
dillydallies

单词	canters
释义	canter 1 of 3 noun (1) cant·er ˈkan-tər : one who uses cant: such as a : beggar, vagabond b : a user of professional or religious cant canter 2 of 3 verb can·ter ˈkan-tər cantered; cantering; canters intransitive verb 1 : to move at or as if at a canter : lope 2 : to ride a horse at a canter transitive verb : to cause to go at a canter canter 3 of 3 noun (2) can·ter ˈkan-tər 1 : a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop 2 : a ride at a canter Example Sentences Verb The horses cantered across the grass. We cantered off toward the lake. Word History Etymology Verb short for obsolete canterbury, noun (canter), from Canterbury, England; from the supposed gait of pilgrims riding to Canterbury First Known Use Noun (1) 1609, in the meaning defined above Verb 1706, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (2) 1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition canter 1 of 2 noun can·ter ˈkan-tər : a horse's gait resembling but slower than a gallop canter 2 of 2 verb cantered; cantering : to run with a movement that resembles but is slower than a gallop Below he saw the Black cantering along the beach. Walter Farley, The Black Stallion canters verb present tense third-person singular of canter as in lopes Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lopes gallops springs leaps trots bounds skips shags sprints scampers jogs trips courses dashes races speeds rushes hurries barrels humps bustles hastens breezes hies hustles careens rustles hares bowls belts rams whirls runs jets zooms hurtles buzzes zips whisks tears rockets blazes rips blasts scoots bolts scurries cannonballs hurls blows shoots pelts scuttles patters bombs nips hotfoots (it) hoofs (it) foots (it) legs (it) steps (along) Antonyms & Near Antonyms strolls ambles saunters shuffles lags drags lingers loiters dawdles crawls pokes shambles dallies creeps tarries trudges plods lumbers hobbles limps dillydallies See More
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