stepping

SaySTEP-ing/ˈstɛpɪŋ/

Noun pluralsteppings (some meanings)

4 meanings of stepping

1
verb
Present participle of step. Use this form for the action happening right now.
She was stepping over the puddle when she slipped.
He kept stepping on my toes during the dance.
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2
noununcountable
The act of lifting your foot and putting it down to walk.
The careful stepping of the climbers kept everyone safe on the ledge.
Her soft stepping made no sound on the wooden floor.
Similartread, footfall
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3
noununcountable
A type of African American dance that makes rhythms with stomps, claps, and spoken words.
The college team practiced stepping every evening before the big show.
She learned stepping from her older sister at family gatherings.
4
nouncountable
A particular version of a computer chip, with small changes from earlier ones.
The new stepping fixed the overheating problem in the older chip.
Gamers waited for a later stepping with better performance.
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step, verb: To move by lifting your foot and putting it down somewhere, or to walk a short way. Full entry

Forms: stepsteps he/she/itstepping -ing formstepped past tense, past participle
Spelling: step → stepping: double the p, add -ing

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From Middle English steppynge. It comes from the word step plus -ing.