DOORSTEP | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Doorstep

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdɔːstɛp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a step leading up to the outer door of a house

Short Definition:

step leading up to outer door of house

Examples:
  • he put his foot on the doorstep of the cottage

Word: Doorstep

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈdɔːstɛp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a journalist) wait uninvited outside the home of (someone) in order to obtain an interview or photograph

Short Definition:

(of journalist) wait uninvited outside home of

Examples:
  • he was being doorstepped by the tabloids

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