Gait: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Gait noun. A person’s or an animal’s particular way of walking.
How to say it
GAYT/ˈɡeɪt/
1 syllable. Forms: gaits.
Gait in a sentence
I knew it was Dad from his rolling gait long before I could see his face.
Horses have several natural gaits, from the walk to the gallop.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- walk
- stride
- step
- bearing
Where gait comes from
From Old Norse gata, a way or street; it began as a spelling of gate.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Horses have several natural _____, from the walk to the gallop.
- physique
- gait
- metabolism
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gait: Horses have several natural gaits, from the walk to the gallop.