to steppin'

Examples

• All

• The crowd started steppin' as soon as the band began their set.

• He loves steppin' on the dance floor whenever his favorite song plays.

• They are steppin' to the beat of the music.

• He loves steppin' at the dance club every Friday night.

• Everyone was steppin' to the rhythm of the music during the dance competition.

• He loves steppin' on the dance floor whenever the DJ plays his favorite tracks.

• The crowd quickly joined in, steppin' along with the lively band on stage.

Synonyms

D

to dance

vsto steppin'

∞ 1.0

To move your body in time to music

focuses specifically on moving the feet rather than the whole body

T

to tap

vsto steppin'

44 4.1

To make rhythmic sounds with the feet when dancing

focuses on rhythmic foot movement to music rather than sound production

B

to boogie

vsto steppin'

• Informal

28 7.5

Dance energetically to lively upbeat music

focuses more narrowly on patterned foot movement to a rhythm

G

to groove

vsto steppin'

• Informal

18 3.9

To enjoy music and move your body to its rhythm

is narrower, highlighting feet moving rhythmically as part of dance

S

to shimmy

vsto steppin'

10 7.7

To shake the body quickly from side to side as a dance move

focuses on moving the feet rhythmically rather than shaking the body

B

to bop

vsto steppin'

6 6.1

To move your body to music in a lively way

stresses the feet moving rhythmically as the central action

T

to two-step

vsto steppin'

• US

2 5.9

To move with a partner in quick then slow steps to music

describes general rhythmic foot movement rather than a specific step pattern

B

to boogie on down

vsto steppin'

• Informal

1 8.8

To dance in a lively way to music

is more about steady rhythmic foot movement than broad energetic motion

T

to tapdance

vsto steppin'

3.4

To move the feet to make a rhythm with small metal plates on special shoes

is casual rhythmic foot movement in dance rather than a staged show

J

to jive to the rhythm

vsto steppin'

• Informal

7.5

Dance quickly and happily to the beat of music

is less about energetic style and more about pure foot rhythm

T

to trip the light fantastic toe

vsto steppin'

• Archaic

9.9

To dance in a lively, elegant way to music

is plainer, focusing simply on rhythmic foot movement not elegance

S

to shimmy on down

vsto steppin'

• Informal

9.1

To move or dance quickly toward a place

is centered on rhythmic foot movement rather than movement toward a place

C

to cakewalk

vsto steppin'

• Archaic

9.0

To do a dance with high steps and strutting

is the basic rhythmic foot movement without historical stylized steps

Antonyms

S

to stand still

75 1.0

Stay upright in one place without moving

How Rhythmic

to tap

44 4.1

to steppin'

• Informal

8.4

to dance

∞ 1.0

step

220 1.0

to walk

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology