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roll stepping

roll stepping is the present participle and gerund of roll step.

Meaning of roll step

Verb

roll step (third-person singular simple present roll steps, present participle roll stepping, simple past and past participle roll stepped)

  1. (marching) To march while playing an instrument by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet, done to stabilize the upper body.
    • After the mark time, the band roll steps into the next set.

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Questions about roll stepping

What is roll stepping the present participle and gerund of?
Roll stepping is the present participle and gerund of roll step.

Words near roll stepping in the dictionary

  1. roll over in one's grave
  2. roll rate
  3. roll rates
  4. roll step
  5. roll stepped
  6. roll stepping
  7. roll steps
  8. roll tape
  9. roll the dice
  10. roll the pitch
  11. roll the tape

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