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Synonyms for sidestepping


Grammar : Verb
Spell : sahyd-step
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌstɛp

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Définition of sidestepping

Origin :
  • also side-step, 1757, "a stepping to the side" (originally in military drill), from side (adj.) + step (n.). The verb is recorded from 1895; the figurative sense is attested from 1900.
  • verb dodge
Example sentences :
  • There is no question of sidestepping the difficulty: it must be surmounted.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • To question the nobility of the Hazlitt soul would be a sidestepping.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • Norton taunted him, his blood running hot with the fierce wish to have done with sidestepping and procrastination.
  • Extract from : « The Bells of San Juan » by Jackson Gregory
  • Their coolness and dexterity in sidestepping the mad rushes of the bull are wonderful.
  • Extract from : « Europe from a Motor Car » by Russell Richardson
  • It was much more reassuring than to stand poised in a narrow trail with no possibility of sidestepping a charge.
  • Extract from : « In Africa » by John T. McCutcheon
  • Sidestepping to avoid one of his rushes, Blaine brought up a terrible uppercut that ended flush upon the Llott's jaw.
  • Extract from : « The Copper-Clad World » by Harl Vincent
  • Sidestepping him, Jerry pulled several bonds of large denomination from the envelope.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Walls » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • Then, with a bellow, he rushed upon Roy, who contented himself by sidestepping the furious onslaught.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly » by Margaret Burnham

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