Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rest step

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: rest step
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of walking uphill in which the walker rests on their back leg briefly between each step.

Example Sentences

"I meet the others at our first resting point, maybe 40 minutes later, exhausted and out of breath. Bets teaches me the rest step, resting weight briefly on the back foot with each ste. We snack — we start again — the rest step helps — a little — I need a breath with each step and a longer and longer pause. Slowly, finally, I make it to the top of the notch."

Questions

What does rest step mean?: A method of walking uphill in which the walker rests on their back leg briefly between each step.

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