piaffe verb 3noun 1forms 3 verb3 •To trot a horse with a high, slow, step, lifting the feet but without moving forward significantly.To piaffe in backing is rather too much to be expected in the hurry which [etc.]. — 1761 •To ride a horse in this way.Accordingly he piaffed away in high spirits and confidence to the head of Fergus's regiment, although understanding not a word of Gaelic, and very little English. — 1814 •(no longer used, rare) To strut pretentiously, to parade about. noun1 •A calm, composed, elevated trot in place. formspiaffed · piaffing · piaffes
