Gait – A person's manner of walking

To remember the definition of the word gait, use the following mnemonic:

At the gate (gait) she slipped and this left her with a certain manner of walking.

Examples of gait in a sentence

He had the gait of a penguin, very slow and shuffling.

Jane has a very fast gait and was easily annoyed by people who walked slowly.

The athletes gait would have to be improved if he hoped to compete to win.