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dogtrotting

dogtrotting is the present participle and gerund of dogtrot.

Meaning of dogtrot

Verb

dogtrot (third-person singular simple present dogtrots, present participle dogtrotting, simple past and past participle dogtrotted)

  1. (intransitive) To move at the pace of a dogtrot.
    • The stewardess released us like a pack of noisy school kids and I dogtrotted toward the gate.1989, Sue Grafton, "E" is for Evidence (Fiction), Crimeline, →ISBN

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Questions about dogtrotting

What is dogtrotting the present participle and gerund of?
Dogtrotting is the present participle and gerund of dogtrot.

Words near dogtrotting in the dictionary

  1. dogtown
  2. dogtowns
  3. dogtrot
  4. dogtrots
  5. dogtrotted
  6. dogtrotting
  7. dogturd
  8. dogturds
  9. Dogue
  10. dogvane
  11. dogvanes

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