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dogtrot

dog·trot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawg-trot, dog-]
    • /ˈdɔgˌtrɒt, ˈdɒg-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawg-trot, dog-]
    • /ˈdɔgˌtrɒt, ˈdɒg-/

Definitions of dogtrot word

  • noun dogtrot a gentle trot, like that of a dog. 1
  • noun dogtrot South Midland and Southern U.S. a covered passage or porch linking two parts of a house; breezeway. 1
  • verb without object dogtrot to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot. 1
  • noun dogtrot A gentle easy trot. 1
  • noun dogtrot a gently paced trot 0
  • noun dogtrot a slow, easy trot, like a dog's 0

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Origin of dogtrot

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; dog + trot1

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Parts of speech for Dogtrot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dogtrot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dogtrot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dogtrot

verb dogtrot

  • dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
  • sprint — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
  • amble — When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
  • lope — to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
  • trot — (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.

Antonyms for dogtrot

verb dogtrot

  • repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).

Top questions with dogtrot

  • what is a dogtrot?
  • what is a dogtrot house?
  • what is a dogtrot cabin?

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