stutter-stepping

Definition of stutter-steppingnext
present participle of stutter-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-stepping
Verb
  • Folktales are filled with people fighting to survive in forests, steppes, and deserts, and evading and outwitting the wild beasts that dwell within them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Bottega Veneta’s perfume holder makes sure your travel-sized scent never ever rolls around at the bottom of your bag, evading your grip hand again.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Mindfulness becomes a way of sidestepping the world’s pain rather than engaging with it.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Thompson, the top Democrat on the committee, also criticized Lyons for sidestepping earlier invitations to testify before lawmakers.
    Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Not Carolyn artfully dodging the drug allegations!
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Alternately embracing and dodging comparisons, the younger Buckley rode the wave of notoriety in the downtown Manhattan scene, securing a recording contract and an army of dedicated followers.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Beer that turned green − possibly a chemical reaction with the drugs Dominque Pelicot had been slipping into her drinks and food to render her unconscious for the rapes.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There is no feeling quite like slipping into a bed made up with brand-new sheets.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Stutter-stepping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-stepping. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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