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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | troter |
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trot1
past tense and past participle trotted, present participle trotting
past tense and past participle trotted, present participle trotting1 [intransitive] if a horse trots, it moves fairly quickly with each front leg moving at the same time as the opposite back leg [↪ canter, gallop]
2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a person or animal trots, they run fairly slowly, taking short regular steps : She came trotting down the steps from the library.
She came trotting down the steps from the library.3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal to walk or go somewhere, especially fairly quickly : He trotted off and came back a couple of minutes later, holding a parcel.
He trotted off and came back a couple of minutes later, holding a parcel.trot something ↔ out
phrasal verbSteve trotted out the same old excuses.