stutter step
nounDefinition of stutter step
: a momentary hesitation or false step by a runner (as in football) done to fake a defender out of position
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stutter-step
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Sergey Ignashevich’s stutter step sends de Gea the wrong direction. — Andrew Das, New York Times, "That Roar You Heard Was From Russia. Its Team Sent Spain Packing.," 3 July 2018 Two more dribbles, a stutter step, a few more dribbles and then a 3-pointer. — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, "What does LeBron James' son think of these magical game winners?" 'It's normal'," 6 May 2018 Ogunbowale​ hesitated, taking a stutter step dribble to the right of the screen. — Ben Baskin, SI.com, "Arike Ogunbowale Etches Her Name Into March Lore as Notre Dame Shocks UConn in Final Four," 31 Mar. 2018 Despite the glittering debut in 2004, Time Warner Center actually opened in stutter steps. — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, "The Megamall–Hotel–Condo–Concert Hall That Ate New York City," 10 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stutter step.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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