Stepping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɛpɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Stepping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of step.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of step.
More Meanings
- The act of taking a step.
- 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.
- (computing) 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.
Example Sentences
In the steppings of my feet, you are always my mother.
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.
Word Forms
- steppings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include walking, track, increasing, increase, interfering, release.
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