a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
Used in a Sentence
canter
How to use canter in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for canter.
Editorial note
The horse's top speed is higher, but it is rapidly exhausted, fast gaits like the canter are too exhausting to sustain for hours at a time.
Examples4
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of canter gathered in one view.
ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
go at a canter, of horses
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for canter.
noun
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
See also: lope
verb
ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
verb
go at a canter, of horses
verb
ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
Example sentences
The horse's top speed is higher, but it is rapidly exhausted, fast gaits like the canter are too exhausting to sustain for hours at a time.
There is no meaning to us until you add commas or add some intonation or canter so that we can determine pauses to do sort of local evaluation.
Il just leave this from Kipling"A scrimmage in a Border Station- A canter down some dark defile Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail.
I've received phrasing similar to "After we learned to work together, we've got a pretty good canter going".> usually these are better bottom-up then top-down... which is what I suspect is a source of objection around the comments here.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use canter in a sentence?
The horse's top speed is higher, but it is rapidly exhausted, fast gaits like the canter are too exhausting to sustain for hours at a time.
What does canter mean?
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
What part of speech is canter?
canter is commonly used as noun, verb.