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stutter-step (stut′ər step′)

intransitive verb stutter-stepped -·stepped′, stutter-stepping -·step′·ping

to move in sudden stops and starts so as to deceive or evade an opponent, as in sports

noun

the act or practice of moving in such a way
also written stutter step

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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