how to pronounce stepping

/ˈstɛpɪŋ/

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stepping is pronounced in two syllables

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stɛpɪŋ

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An example use of stepping in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… assemble is only a stepping stone to do …”

meanings of stepping

noun:

  1. A specific iteration of a model of central processing unit, often distinguished by the addition or removal of features compared to earlier examples of the same processor, or the presence, or lack thereof, of specific bugs.
  2. The act of taking a step.

verb:

  1. Present participle of step.

stepping frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word stepping occurs in english on average 13.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stepping can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stepping can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

words that rhyme with stepping

prepping

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