Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of trot.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word trotted.

Examples

  • “Devils,” he said, and without another word trotted back toward the river.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

  • “Devils,” he said, and without another word trotted back toward the river.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

  • I thought of Ms Ghosain yesterday morning as the "Allies" - a phrase trotted out immediately by the television clamouratti, I noticed - started their "ground preparation" against Libya with their "air assets" against Colonel Gaddafi.

    The Guardian World News Adam Gabbatt 2011

  • Rather than simply congratulate Barack Obama on such a historic night, she again trotted out the meaningless claim that she had more votes.

    Obama calls win 'very humbling' 2008

  • Senator McCain trotted out a truly weird attack against Senator Obama last night, accusing him of wanting to invade Pakistan and thereby undermine our good buddy President Musharraf.

    McCain: tough on Obama, soft on terrorists 2008

  • Senator McCain trotted out a truly weird attack against Senator Obama last night, accusing him of wanting to invade Pakistan and thereby undermine our good buddy President Musharraf.

    McCain: tough on Obama, soft on terrorists 2008

  • We then have the Psittacine Mantra again trotted out: the constitutional concept being ‘abandoned’:

    Archive 2007-10-14 2007

  • We then have the Psittacine Mantra again trotted out: the constitutional concept being ‘abandoned’:

    Weasel Words From Loveable Bunny 2007

  • In the meantime, the end of The Return of History and the End of Dreams makes it clear that “democracy” is a realist concern — a word trotted out by clever states and statesmen to smooth over the play of their own interests.

    Test-Driving the New Neoconservatism 2008

  • In the meantime, the end of The Return of History and the End of Dreams makes it clear that “democracy” is a realist concern — a word trotted out by clever states and statesmen to smooth over the play of their own interests.

    Test-Driving the New Neoconservatism 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.