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stepping over

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

Meaning of step over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step aside.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, over.

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Questions about stepping over

What is stepping over the present participle and gerund of?
Stepping over is the present participle and gerund of step over.

Words near stepping over in the dictionary

  1. stepping on someone's toes
  2. stepping on the laughs
  3. stepping out
  4. stepping out of line
  5. stepping out on someone
  6. stepping over
  7. stepping razor
  8. stepping razors
  9. stepping stone
  10. stepping stones
  11. stepping switch

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