galops
/ˈɡæləps/
verb
- Third person singular of gallop; runs fast at a gallop.
- The horse galops across the finish line first.
- He galops his pony around the ring to show off its speed.
- Every morning, the rider galops along the riverbank.
Synonyms
noun
- Plural of gallop; fast, bounding runs, especially of horses.
- The horses broke into swift galops as the race began.
- The sound of their galops echoed through the valley.
- We watched the herd of wild mustangs as they performed graceful galops across the prairie.
- A lively dance in duple time, popular in the 19th century.
- The ballroom dancers performed a lively galops to the orchestra's music.
- At the historical festival, they taught everyone how to dance the galops.
- The composer wrote a famous galops for the New Year's Eve celebration.