Moving at a pace faster than walking but slower than running, often with a bouncy rhythm; or the present participle of 'trot.'
From Old French 'trotter,' possibly from Frankish. Used in English since the 1400s to describe a specific gait of horses and people.
Horses have four gaits: walk, trot, canter, and gallop—and 'trotting' is specifically that bouncy two-beat rhythm where diagonal legs move together, which is why it feels different from other speeds!
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