NounThey were orthopedic shoes built around molds of my feet, and they had a 2 1/4-inch lift. … they had given me a more or less even gait for the first time in 10 years. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., New York Times Magazine, 9 Dec. 1990Interaction with the horse takes place on several levels. Physical communication is foremost. You learn its body language and it learns to respond to a body language you use to ask for changes in gait, direction, and body frame. Maxine Kumin, In Deep, 1987How many prose writers can you identify from their style? Not many have that singular emanation from the temperament or those combinations of words all of them characteristic for a certain gait, a certain tone, a certain idiosyncratic consecutiveness of thought and image. Paul West, New York Times Book Review, 15 Dec. 1985He walked with an odd gait, a kind of shuffle, pushing his feet along the floor without lifting them. E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime, (1974) 1975They walked on with the same light gait, so nearly of a height that keeping step came as naturally to them as breathing. Edith Wharton, The Reef, 1912 He has an awkward gait. VerbPatricia Craige, who has guided Norwegian elkhounds to the final at Westminster eight times, gaited Ch. Vin-Melca's Bombardier to breed honors. Walter R. Fletcher, New York Times, 13 Feb. 1991As he watched the flashy dogs gaiting in the rings, he knew in his heart that he wanted to show dogs. Seeing the different breeds was thrilling. Jacqueline Fraser, Dog Fancy, Sept. 1991See More
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In the research, published in Integrative and Comparative Biology in July, scientists studied the mechanics of how these sharks move, comparing their gait as newborns versus as juveniles. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 Suter, the 6-foot-5 left-hander who developed the nickname thanks to his humorous gait, delivered a strong two innings, allowing two hits and a walk but no runs, and the Brewers came back to win on a walk-off home run, 7-5. Jr Radcliffe, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 Suter, the 6-foot-5 left-hander who developed the nickname thanks to his humorous gait, delivered a strong two innings, allowing two hits and a walk but no runs, and the Brewers came back to win on a walk-off home run, 7-5. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022 Wienand uses these data to figure out how the mouse’s gait changes as its ALS progresses. Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 As is frequently the case after games, Whitlock marched through the Red Sox clubhouse with the slow, blocky gait of a zombie. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 But the rigid rockers of supershoes require you to run the same gait the entire way, and most are tuned to the forward-leaning, quick-cadence, powerful-push-off stride of a strong, efficient runner. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 8 July 2022 The teacher took Moises out of the stroller and strapped him into a chair using a gait belt, Vartazarian said. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 That afternoon, Alyona and Shura walked home together, and Shura’s outrage unleashed itself in her gait. Sana Krasikov, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
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Strengthening your back and your core works to keep your spine supported, and that affects everything from standing posture to gait, balance, and even joint health.SELF, 25 Mar. 2022 The training club helps handlers get their dogs comfortable with stacking (physically placed in their proper stance) and gaiting (lapping around the show ring to show judges their trot). Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2017 See More
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤rolling, shuffling搖搖晃晃的/拖着腳走的步態➤unsteady不穩的腳步➤awkward不靈活的步態➤slow緩慢的腳步PREPOSITION➤with a gait以⋯步態◇He walked with a rolling gait.他搖搖晃晃地走着。