stepping

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/ˈstɛpɪŋ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

careful, dangerous, over, surest, worse

VERB + STEPPING

apologize, apologized, died, doesn't, hurts, plan, said, say

STEPPING + NOUN

carriage, foot, lego, room, scorpion, snail, stones, success

PREP.

after, down, into, on, on, out, than, up

ADV.

accidentally

Definitions

noun

The act of taking a step.

In the steppings of my feet, you are always my mother.

A specific iteration of a model of central processing unit, often distinguished by the addition or removal of features compared to earlier examples of the same processor, or the presence, or lack thereof, of specific bugs.

The 80386's early steppings have quite a lot of bugs, so some software specifically tests to make sure that the processor isn't one of those old versions.

An African-American form of dance in which the performer's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through footsteps, spoken word, and clapping.

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Idioms & Phrases

stepping razor

A dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.

I'm like a stepping razor / Don't you watch my size / I'm dangerous, dangerous

stepping stone

A stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.

Falling—her veriest stepping-stone Shall form the pedestal of a throne— […]

smell what someone is stepping in

Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down.

“I have seen it before. I'll get the carriage ready and meet you two at the paddock,” says Wilson. ... “There were a lot of British sailors on the Hougoumont and you know how sailo

Example Bank

In the steppings of my feet, you are always my mother.

Wiktionary

The 80386's early steppings have quite a lot of bugs, so some software specifically tests to make sure that the processor isn't one of those old versions.

Wiktionary

You're stepping into dangerous territory.

Tatoeba · #16222

Activists are stepping up their protest drive.

Tatoeba · #21233

Some people say stepping on a worm makes it rain.

Tatoeba · #32233

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

Tatoeba · #45306

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