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Synonyms for stepping

Grammar : Verb
Spell : step
Phonetic Transcription : stɛp

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Définition of stepping

Origin :
  • Old English steppan (Anglian), stæppan (West Saxon) "take a step," from West Germanic *stap- "tread" (cf. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch stap, Old High German stapfo, German stapfe "footstep"), from PIE root *stebh- "to tread, step" (cf. Old Church Slavonic stopa "step, pace," stepeni "step, degree"). Originally strong (past tense stop, past participle bestapen); weak forms emerged 13c., universal from 16c. Stepping stone first recorded early 14c.; in the figurative sense 1650s. Step on it "hurry up" is 1923, from notion of gas pedal; step out (v.) is from 1907.
  • verb move foot to walk
Example sentences :
  • Stepping into the store, he attracted the attention of the proprietor.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Stepping out into the hall she knocked lightly on Evelyn's door.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • It was not a tree with which he was familiar, and stepping back, he looked at it carefully.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • He turned to where I trembled, and stepping downward crowned me.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • Mary had thrown her shawl over her head, and was just stepping out.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Away went Pat, stepping jauntily with his basket on his arm.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • The young woman rose from her chair and faced him, stepping back a pace.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • It is you who must pardon me,' she said, stepping past him. '
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Stepping heedlessly into the ankle-deep muck, Solange walked forward.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • And, stepping forward, she dealt Nana a couple of hearty cuffs.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
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