literary; to walk in small steps or pace about back and forth

(dialect) to be too casual or informal; acting full of oneself or overly self-important

to walk with small or mincing steps; the sound or action of a horse walking

(literary) walking; in motion; refers to the sound or appearance of walking

(literary) to walk in blood; carnage, describing a scene where so many people are killed that one must step in blood to move forward

to stamp the feet in place; used in formal writing.

to walk with a mincing gait; used in formal writing to describe walking with tiny or delicate steps

to walk with mincing steps

(literary) to walk with a mincing gait; to take small or delicate steps