loped
Moved with ease
Loped is the past tense of lope, meaning to run or move with a long, easy stride.
The gait suggests relaxed, unhurried motion—faster than walking but not sprinting: The dog loped across the field.
He loped down the hallway with his hands in his pockets.
Moderate equine gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
- strideExtended single footstep
- boundSecured or destined
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
saunter · lollop · fluid motion · loose-limbed · steady pace
Moderate equine gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
- hoofbeatsEquine footfall sounds
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
reins · horseback · mare · stallion · gelding · paddock · pasture · trail ride
canter
Moderate equine gait
amble · saunter · lollop · fluid motion · loose-limbed · steady pace
canter
Moderate equine gait
bridle · reins · horseback · mare · stallion · gelding · paddock · pasture · trail ride · western riding
wolf
Wild pack canine
gazelle · cheetah · savanna · pack · hunting · prowling · stalking · prairie · rangeland · covering ground
ambled
Walked slowly, relaxedly
- saunteredWalked in unhurried fashion
- strolledWalked slowly, casually
- meanderedTraveled without direct course
moseyed · unhurried · easygoing · leisurely · relaxed · carefree · nonchalant · unrushed
- lop offCut and remove
- lop eared rabbit
- lop rabbitBreed with downward ears
- lop earDrooping animal appendage
gallop, galloping, lop, lope, antelope, interloper, gallops, loping, lopes