stutter-stepping

verb

present participle of stutter-step
as in pump-faking

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  1. evading
  2. sidestepping
  3. dodging
  4. slipping
Verb
  • In the video, the riders can be seen speeding, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
  • He also was booked on four outstanding warrants related to evading law enforcement, according to police.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • The Space Development Agency was established in 2019 to help speed up the deployment of US military space systems by sidestepping the Pentagon’s traditional sluggish bureaucracy.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of sidestepping
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  • Throughout the day, teenagers would dash onto the beach, dodging officers before diving back into the water.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Discovered in 2004 while traveling on an alarming potential collision course with our planet, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis is now better known as the best example yet of our world dodging a cosmic bullet.
    — Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of dodging
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  • Calls range from people accidentally slipping into the river and overturned kayaks to boating emergencies and people intentionally entering the water.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jupiter showed cloud bands and its Great Red Spot could be seen just slipping off the edge, with three of its moons also in the field.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of slipping
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