sneakered
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- adjective
- /ˈsniːkərd/
- US
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- One of the boys put out his sneakered foot and prodded at the man's arm, which was flung out at an impossible angle, and now another boy reached down and yanked at his shoulder.
- sneakered feet
Examples
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Phin, temporarily out of the late November cold and agog that a coupon for blood was headed his way, hugged himself and clapped the soles of his sneakered feet.
Fiction book (1990) -
These fears notwithstanding, I dug in my sneakered heels.
Academic text (2016) -
He had one of his small, sneakered feet set up on the bottom.
Fiction book (2000) -
After a moment, a pair of sneakered feet tentatively steps into frame.
Fiction book (1997) -
Max had invented a game of walking back and forth among the fallen flower petals on the floor, trying not to crush them with his tiny, sneakered feet.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her sneakered foot came down on his instep, and she put her whole weight of one hundred thirty-five pounds into her heel, which she gyrated as if she were grinding out a lighted cigarette butt.
Fiction book (1999) -
For the moment, the blonde couple slumped indolently on the couch, all four sneakered feet on the table, four ankles crossed one on top of another, Day-Glo laces intertwined, lemon on lime.
Fiction book (1993) -
She lifted her sneakered foot and kicked it, then grabbed one corner and pulled it away, revealing Nate Hixon and Maureen Mallory lying propped on their elbows, laughing and laughing.
Fiction book (1991) -
He crossed his sneakered feet while watching the movie in the theater.
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Mallorie stands with her sneakered feet planted firmly on the ground, ready to take her shot.
Synonyms
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Wearing shoes or other footwear
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A person, animal, or thing that wears coverings on the feet, for example horses with metal pieces on their hooves
Wearing shoes or boots rather than being barefoot
How Casual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sneakered comes from the word sneaker, which was named after sneak meaning 'to move quietly' because its soft rubber sole made little sound, so sneakered means 'wearing sneakers'.