high-step|ping

high-step|ping
high-step|ping «HY STEHP ihng», adjective. Informal.
1. lifting the feet high in walking, trotting, or marching: »

a high-stepping marcher.

2. Figurative. quick-moving; fast: »

the high-stepping U.S. economy.

3. Figurative. proud; haughty.
4. Figurative. showy; fast: »

a high-stepping blonde.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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