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noun

pacing n. The speed at which a composition is to be played.

Synonyms: tempo.

verb

Pace v. t.

1.

To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round. "Pacing light the velvet plain."

2.

To measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of ground. Often used with out; as, to pace out the distance.

3.

To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in. "If you can, pace your wisdom In that good path that I would wish it go."

To pace the web (Weaving), to wind up the cloth on the beam, periodically, as it is woven, in a loom.

Pace v. i. (past & past part. paced; pres. part. pacing)

1.

To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps. "I paced on slowly." "With speed so pace."

2.

To proceed; to pass on. (Obs.) "Or (ere) that I further in this tale pace."

3.

To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.

4.

To pass away; to die. (Obs.)

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"Pacing" Quotes from Famous Books

... peopled with mere allegories. As the time passed I grew worse: I dragged myself to the Cite with horror, and before returning home was always obliged to wash out my brains by a short stroll in Notre Dame or amongst the fine glass of the Sainte Chapelle. One day, pacing the pale and shuffling corridors of the palace, waiting for an unpunctual lawyer, and regarding the gowns and caps around me with insupportable hate, at the turning of a passage—oh happiness!—a ...

— Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873. • Various

... dreary time pacing that prison cell. It was about twenty feet long and twelve feet wide, and contained nothing but stone walls and floor, with a heavy iron-grated window which looked out on the plaza. A bottle of wine came with ...

— Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew • Robert McReynolds

... bitter and Davies felt his toes and fingers tingling. The boards cracked and snapped under his tread, so, rather than disturb Almira, he stepped out on the walk and began pacing up and down, still burning with indignation over the events of the previous night. There had been a fresh fall of snow Sunday morning, and though the walks and paths were cleared, the soft white mantle lay like a glistening carpet ...

— Under Fire • Charles King

... and a blond complexion burned a permanent solid red by the summer sun. "I'd know his dispositions by his back." He waved his hand at the brown jeans coat that draped a spare and angular but singularly erect back, which scarcely seemed to move in response to the motions of the mare pacing briskly along. "What sorter back is that fur a man risin' fifty year old?—straight ez a ramrod, an' ez stiff. But, Silas, ef ever ye git the better o' him, ye ...

— The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories • Charles Egbert Craddock

... was pacing the room with a certain feverish impatience, casting a glance now and then at the mirror as he passed it. At last the bell rang, and he himself went to answer it, his heart throbbing with expectation of meeting his ...

— The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (The Physician and Poet not the Jurist)

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