单词 | quickstepping |
释义 | quicksteppingadj.2 That quicksteps; performing a quickstep (in senses of the noun). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [adjective] quickstepping1883 1883 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican 24 Nov. 1/3 Fine soldierly-looking men, smart, quick-stepping and alert, uniforms neat and clean,..and a numerous corps of buglers and drummers. 1908 Daily Chron. 1 Oct. 7/3 The quick-stepping figure in white flannels glanced around at the click of the latch. 1997 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Mar. 21 ‘Shall we, Olive?’ Two old friends join the quickstepping throng..,100 feet rustling across the wooden floor. 2006 Observer (Nexis) 18 June (Music Monthly Suppl.) 18 Quickstepping S1Ws in military fatigues brandishing plastic Uzis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : quick-steppingadj.1 < see also |
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