loping
Moving with strides
Loping is moving with a long, easy stride—unhurried but covering ground.
A horse lopes at a relaxed canter; a person lopes when walking or running with loose, bounding steps: He came loping across the field.
The word suggests effortless, almost lazy motion.
Extended single footstep
- boundSecured or destined
- lungeSudden forward movement
- canterModerate equine gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
ambling · sauntering · strolling · meandering · bounding · striding · legging · pacing
Done without urgency
- unhurriedTaking one's time
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- casualRelaxed and informal
- languidWeak and without vigor
laid-back · gentle · easy · loose · nonchalant · carefree · rambling · wandering
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- pulseArterial blood throb
- flowUnbroken forward movement
groove · timing · pacing · steady · measured · rolling · rocking · swaying
Swift, slender antelope
- wolfWild pack canine
- cheetahFastest land animal
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- hareLarge wild lagomorph
deer · antelope · giraffe · hound · coyote · jackal · hyena · greyhound
Slow-paced locomotion exercise
- runningSwift foot travel
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- trailPath through wilderness
distance · stamina · training · runner · long-distance · ultramarathon
stride
Extended single footstep
trot · ambling · sauntering · strolling · meandering · bounding · striding · legging · pacing · footfall
leisurely
Done without urgency
languid · laid-back · gentle · easy · loose · nonchalant · carefree · rambling · wandering · roaming
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
flow · groove · timing · pacing · steady · measured · rolling · rocking · swaying · undulating
gazelle
Swift, slender antelope
hare · deer · antelope · giraffe · hound · coyote · jackal · hyena · greyhound · mustang
jogging
Slow-paced locomotion exercise
- runningSwift foot travel
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
trail · distance · stamina · training · runner · long-distance · ultramarathon
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- locomotionwalking, running, crawling, swimming, flying
- animal gaitswalking, trotting, canter, cantering, pacing
- motionmotion, movement, velocity, speed, momentum
- horsemanshipriding lesson, riding lessons, riding school, riding schools, riding instructor
- tacksaddle horn, stirrups, stirrup, girth, bridle