High-stepping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: High-stepping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of high-step.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of high-step.
More Meanings
- Of a horse, that walks or trots lifting its legs very high off the ground.
- (by extension) Moving proudly.
Example Sentences
On a journey across the flat Fenlands from Spalding to Nottingham my train was made up of six modern ex-L.M.S.R. corridor coaches behind a high-stepping 0-6-0 of Class "J1", a Doncaster mixed-traffic design of 1908.
Synonyms for high-stepping
Depending on context, synonyms include high, high-stepped.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include high, trotting, cockhorse, salient, passant, equitant.
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