Stepping

//ˈstɛpɪŋ//

Synonyms for "stepping" (522 found)

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footfall footprint footstep gradation measure pace stage stride tone abdicate accelerate accomplished fact accomplishment according to ace achievement act acta action activity

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Noun(2 words)

stride dance step

Verb(1 words)

abuse

Strong matches (156)

diatonic semitone diminish dint direction divide do something dodge doing doings doorstep drag droop earreach earshot eccentric effort embossment endeavor enharmonic diesis enharmonic interval

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enterprise escalate essay estimate evaluate excrescence exercise care expediency expedient experiment exploit extent fait accompli fathom feat fifth fingerprint fling floor flounce foot foot it footmark footrest ford fossil footprint fourth fox trot fox-trot gait gallery gallop gambade gambado gambit gauge gest get get ahead of gimmick git go go across go by go out grade gradually graduate grapevine gunshot hair hair space hairbreadth hairsbreadth half step halftone hand handiwork hasten height hightail hippety-hop hitch hobble hoof hoof it hoofbeat hop hop along hotfoot hurry up ichnite ichnolite impress impression imprint improve improvisation in keeping with in step with inch increase indent indentation indention initiative intensify intercede interfere interval intervene jaywalk job jog jog on journey journeying jump jury rig jury-rig jury-rigged expedient kilometer kinky last expedient last resort last shift layer leap leave ledge leg leg it less semitone level lick limp little little ways lock step look lope lump lurch make haste make tracks makeshift maneuver march

Noun(5 words)

footfall footmark footprint footstep gradation

Verb(3 words)

ill-treat ill-use maltreat

Related words (261)

mark means means to an end measures melodic interval mensurate mete meter mince mincing steps mistreat motion move movement notch note nuance octave offbeat offer

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operation overlayer overstory overstride overt act pad paddle parallel octaves pas pass pass by pass over passage path paw print pawmark pedestrianize peg perambulate performance period peripateticate phase piaffer pimple pis aller pistol shot pitch plane plateau plumb point prance print prize probe procedure proceed proceeding process production progress progression proportion pug pugmark quantify quantize quickstep quit rack raise range rate ratio reach reduce remove res gestae resign resort resource rest retire riser roll round route routine run rundle rung saunter scale scope scuttle seal seam secede second semitone seventh shade shadow shake up shake-up shamble shelf shift shoot ahead of short distance short piece short way shot shuffle shuffle along sidle sigil signet single-foot sixth size size up skip slink slither slouch slowly slowness socialize solution sound space span speed up spitting distance spoke spoor spring sprint stab stagger stair staircase stairs stairway stalk stamp standard stave steadily step along step by step step down step in step lively step on it step out step stool step up stepladder stepping stone stepping-stone steps stint stoop stopgap story straddle stratagem stratum string stroke stroke of policy stroll strolling gait strong bid strut stud stump it stunt substratum superstratum supplant survey swagger swing tactic take a reading take care take heed take steps temporary expedient tentative thickness thing thing done third thumbmark thumbprint tier toddle topsoil totter tour de force trace track tract traditional traipse tramp transaction travel travels tread trial trial and error triangulate trick trip troop trot trump try turn unconventional underlayer understory understratum undertaking unison interval up valuate value velocity vestige waddle walk way weigh whack whole step withdraw work working hypothesis working proposition works zone

Noun(10 words)

measure pace stair stepchild stepsibling stepteen stone's throw tone whole step whole tone

Verb(3 words)

mistreat pace tread

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rake-stepping stepping motor stepping razor stepping stone stepping switch

form of

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step

is a

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body movement transfer

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step

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You're stepping into dangerous territory.

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Activists are stepping up their protest drive.

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Some people say stepping on a worm makes it rain.

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The man did not so much as apologize for stepping on my foot.

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