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Another word for gait

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Noun

  1. Manner of moving on foot

  2. Style of foot movement; said of horses

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Sentence Examples

  • Gerald was tall and lean, his gait casual.

  • Gait, A History of Assam (Calcutta, 1906).

  • It won't be as steep, but it will be easier as you become more accustomed to the gait of the horse.

  • Conine, gelseminine and sparteine all exert a paralysing effect on the terminations of the motor nerves, to the implication of which the weakened gait and other symptoms are due.

  • It has a peculiar kind of hopping gait; and is mainly diurnal, in accordance with which habit its eyes are protected by lashes.

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