canter    cantering down the red carpet to pick up an award

march, swathe    The solution is to “march Muslim children into separate institutions where, swathed in Koranic teachings and constrictive dress…” Janice Turner Times Feb 14 09

parade    Gershwin did not “parade around” conducting Wagner. "Public parading of the burqa is a cultural affront."

perch     We subtly sneer at addresses that “perch” across the street.

scamper  So I took my hat off, made a bow, And scampered home to mother. Yankee Doodle Dandy

skitter  From an unbelievably patronising review in The Independent of a restaurant in Sheffield: "Inside the door, a heavily pregnant lady skitters past, her arms full of plates."

squat, scuttle     In a piece about an older man who married a Thai bride, his house “squatted” in a swamp, he “scuttled” back to Barrow in Furness. It makes him look faintly ridiculous. "This auntie’s house squats in a back lane of solid walls and heavy metal gates…" "The Cathedral: 600 years ago, the builders of this Gothic monster, which squats opposite the Alcazar like a giant stickle-backed insect, had high ambitions." "Here, high incomes squat next to high-rises in one big urban screech of noise." Johann Hari Independent May 2010 He’s talking about Fulham and I don’t think he likes it.

tiptoe    "Delaroche’s portrayal of Oliver Cromwell tiptoeing over to the coffin of Charles I on the night of the king’s execution, lifting the lid and peeping in." Waldemar Januszczak, Sunday Times March 14 10 (Cromwell is just standing there wearing large boots – we don’t know if he tiptoed or stumped across the room.)

traipse After a stirring performance we all traipsed off the stage, where I managed to fall down the steps. growsonyou.com

trail  Most of us met at Gran Alacant, from where we trailed off in convoy. Costablancanbirdclub.com

trot    For the second time, I trotted off from customer services to hardware in search of a member of staff. (Web)