刻きざみ足あし

noun

mincing steps; short quick steps

Describes walking with very short, rapid steps, often with a slightly affected or delicate manner. Used in contexts like traditional dance, or to describe a hurried, shuffling gait.

• 彼かの女じょは刻きざみ足あしで小こ走ばしりに去さっていった。

  She scurried away with mincing steps.

• 日本にほん舞ぶ踊ようでは刻きざみ足あしが基き本ほんの動うごきの一ひとつだ。

  In Japanese traditional dance, mincing steps are one of the basic movements.