stepping
pronunciation
How to pronounce stepping in British English:
UK [stepɪŋ]
How to pronounce stepping in American English:
US ['stepɪŋ]
Word Origin
- stepping (n.)
- early 14c., verbal noun from step (v.). Stepping stone first recorded early 14c.; in the figurative sense 1650s.
Example
- 1. Stepping back from the fray : february 2007
- 2. Microsoft 's stock jumped on news that steve ballmer is stepping down .
- 3. On friday , citigroup ( c ) said that its chairman richard parsons is stepping down .
- 4. The us is stepping up its complaints to china on a separate trade-related issue over censorship software .
- 5. A plan that helps more people buy private insurance is hardly a stepping stone to socialism .