Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: can-ter-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of canter

noun

Movement at a canter.

Example Sentences

"The master plan for the site includes 3.3km of new surfaced and unsurfaced walking routes, more than 1km of new bridleways and cantering routes, and retention of the 2.3km Old Shire Lane bridleway."
"1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist Here are no canterings upon moonlit heaths, no merry-makings in the snuggest of all possible caverns, none of the attractions of dress, no embroidery, no lace, no jack-boots, no crimson coats and ruffles, none of the dash and freedom with which "the road" has been, time out of mind, invested."

Inflected Forms

canterings (plural)

Questions

What does cantering mean?: present participle and gerund of canter

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