gait

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In their wanderings one day in late summer the cubs, now so fat and well fed that their gait was a mere waddle, came upon a great patch of blueberries.

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  1. noun A particular way or manner of moving on foot: a person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait.
  2. noun Any of the ways, such as a canter, trot, or walk, by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm.
  3. noun Rate or manner of proceeding: The project went forward at a steady gait.
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  • So the -- the bipedal gait is a little easier. —  Susan Savage-Rumbaugh on apes
  • Two years later, Mills was ready to return to the workforce, though his gait is affected and he speaks slowly and precisely. —  The Georgia Straight - News And Views
  • The 50-year-old walked with a slightly hunched gait which is not expected of a person, who ranks among the world's most spectacular dance performers. —  Times Now
  • Though in his later years his gait was a little slower, he walked with the aid of a cane, and complained "getting old is not golden," he was still engaged to the present.
  • Development is under way of systems that allow recognition of faces and gait - in other words, human identification. —  SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines
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stride ·  trot ·  tread ·  pace ·  demeanor ·  posture ·  gallop ·  footstep ·  walk ·  nod ·  rhythm ·  gesture

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  1. Middle English gate, path, gait, from Old Norse gata, path; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. A Scots spelling of gate, in all senses, used in literary English only in the following senses, making a visible distinction from gate: see gate.
  2. apparently a particular use of gait = gate, a way.
  3. gait , n.
 

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