Antonyms for sidestepping

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sahyd-step

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌstɛp

Definition of sidestepping

Origin : also side-step, 1757, "a stepping to the side" (originally in military drill), from side (adj.) + step (n.). The verb is recorded from 1895; the figurative sense is attested from 1900.

verb dodge

Example sentences :

There is no question of sidestepping the difficulty: it must be surmounted.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

To question the nobility of the Hazlitt soul would be a sidestepping.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

Norton taunted him, his blood running hot with the fierce wish to have done with sidestepping and procrastination.
Extract from : « The Bells of San Juan » by Jackson Gregory

Their coolness and dexterity in sidestepping the mad rushes of the bull are wonderful.
Extract from : « Europe from a Motor Car » by Russell Richardson

It was much more reassuring than to stand poised in a narrow trail with no possibility of sidestepping a charge.
Extract from : « In Africa » by John T. McCutcheon

Sidestepping to avoid one of his rushes, Blaine brought up a terrible uppercut that ended flush upon the Llott's jaw.
Extract from : « The Copper-Clad World » by Harl Vincent

Sidestepping him, Jerry pulled several bonds of large denomination from the envelope.
Extract from : « Whispering Walls » by Mildred A. Wirt

Then, with a bellow, he rushed upon Roy, who contented himself by sidestepping the furious onslaught.
Extract from : « The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly » by Margaret Burnham

Synonyms for sidestepping

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