barefoot
adverb or adjective
bare·foot
ˈber-ˌfu̇t 
variants
or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tan—
J. G. Whittier
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And the third of three sections is Howard’s nod to the Irish figure dancing that started it all — performed barefoot.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Three years later, Kristen Stewart famously removed her heels on the red carpet and went barefoot up the stairs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
Everyone was barefoot, laughing, dancing and soaked.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Grounding practices like walking barefoot on grass, sitting with your back against a tree or lying down with a weighted eye pillow, are also go-to strategies for Dalla-Camina.
—Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Three years later, Kristen Stewart famously removed her heels on the red carpet and went barefoot up the stairs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
Everyone was barefoot, laughing, dancing and soaked.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Grounding practices like walking barefoot on grass, sitting with your back against a tree or lying down with a weighted eye pillow, are also go-to strategies for Dalla-Camina.
—Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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