How to pronounce trot
Say it like TROT. Trot is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- TROT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Trot pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- TROTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of trot
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: TROT.
What does trot mean?
- To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.“I didn't want to miss my bus, so I trotted the last few hundred yards to the stop.”
- To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.
- To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.
- A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
- A brisk journey or progression.“We often take the car and have a trot down to the beach.”
- A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).“The mare started at a walk before breaking into a trot.”
- A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
Where does trot come from?
From Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, troter (“to go, trot”), from Medieval Latin *trottō, *trotō (“to go”), from Frankish *trottōn (“to go, run”), from Proto-Germanic *trudōną, *trudaną, *tradjaną (“to go, step, tread”), fr
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Words that rhyme with trot
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Questions about saying trot
How do you pronounce trot?
Say TROT. The American pronunciation is /trɑt/. In British English it is /trɒt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in trot?
Trot is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: TROT.
Is trot pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /trɒt/ (TROT).