loping

It was Wayne — America’s biggest movie star, the self-reliant enforcer, the loping lawman who set the world to rights by virtue of his unbending fortitude.

While Samson had a rhythmic gait, the wolf’s loping seemed to change every few seconds as he adjusted his stride for the terrain.

“The Ballad of Paladin,” a loping instrumental, was used as the theme for the CBS television series “Have Gun — Will Travel.”

People get hurt in this movie, but “DogMan,” loping along like one of its pups, doesn’t linger over the violence.

A few times we came across a three-legged coyote, affectionately known by locals as Tripod, loping along the empty road.