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Stroll vs Canter - What's the difference?

stroll | canter |

As nouns the difference between stroll and canter

is that stroll is a wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble while canter is a gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground also describing this gait on other four legged animals or canter can be one who cants or whines; a beggar.

As verbs the difference between stroll and canter

is that stroll is to wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove while canter is to move at such pace.

stroll

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
  • *(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
  • *:These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
  • *, chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
  • To go somewhere with ease.
  • *
  • *:His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil?!  You?!   Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow?!” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.

    • Synonyms

    * range, roam, rove, stray

    See also

    * stroller

    Anagrams

    *

    canter

    English

    (wikipedia canter)

    Etymology 1

    Short for Canterbury pace , from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
  • A ride on a horse at such speed.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move at such pace.
  • To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
    • Derived terms
    * in a canter, at a canter

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who cants or whines; a beggar.
  • One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
  • * Macaulay
    • The day when he was a canter and a rebel.

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to list
  • to lean
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