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trot; light jog; quick short steps
Running with short, quick steps — faster than walking but not a full sprint. A light, hurried way of moving, often to catch up with someone or get somewhere quickly without actually running hard.
小走りで駅に向かった。
I trotted toward the station.
彼女は小走りで横断歩道を渡った。
She jogged across the crosswalk.
雨が降り出したので、小走りでコンビニまで走った。
It started raining, so I jogged to the convenience store.
Describes a pace between walking and running — short, quick steps taken when you need to hurry but aren't sprinting. Very common in everyday narration and descriptions of movement.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 小走りで: at a trot, jogging (used adverbially with で)
- 小走りに駆ける: to hurry along at a trot
- 小走りになる: to break into a trot
USAGE:
Almost always used with the particle で to describe the manner of movement: 小走りで行く, 小走りで向かう, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 早足: brisk walk, quick pace — fast walking rather than jogging
- 駆け足: running, double-time — faster pace, a real run
- ジョギング: jogging — exercise-oriented, not the hurried everyday trot that 小走り describes