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(of movement) having a light and springy step

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If you were competing in some sort of fuel conserving competition event you would no doubt hear quite a bit of that 'silence' but in reality unless you're super light-footed you'll be hearing more of the petrol engine.
Davis marvels, that "she ran like an insect over water." Weight was not a factor, with heavy runners among the light-footed and lighter runners among the stompers.
From the lady of the Millpond to the Llanina mermaid, from lazy harpers to light-footed Sgilti, from Siani Pob Man to Sigl-di-gwt, it features Grimm tales and fairy tales from the 1850s and beyond, collected by Myra Evans of New Quay, pieced together from old manuscripts and memories of people long gone.
The GLA is characterised by its sportily dynamic design idiom, light-footed handling and extensive individualisation range, while the GLE blends tradition and modernity with a luxurious interior ambience and a sportier exterior design.
Lee, three times the All-England Open champion, produced a light-footed performance belying the fact a knee injury almost prevented the 34-year-old Malaysian from making his final appearance here, and outplayed Tian Houwei, the seventh-seeded Chinese player, 21-12, 21-15.
One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life.
Handling and road-holding is solid and secure without it being particularly light-footed. However, there's no shortage of power with acceleration to 62mph coming up in 8.4 seconds.
"The Mandinka had to be very light-footed, very fast-moving, in contrast to the European sailors, who would throw a normal punch and move kind of heavy-footed."
Our cover photo of Billy Elliot - or rather Haydn May, one of the boys playing the light-footed lad - is in celebration of the fact that a great theatrical pigeon is finally coming home to roost.
He's slight and light-footed. Perhaps McClaren's first opinion is that he won't physically cut it in the Premier League.
The traces of my fellow foxes, light-footed, quick-witted, are fugitive; you can find them, if you can find them, among Hawthorne's notebooks, though also in Aesop, foxes in their simpler states shrewd, telling tales out of school but, paradoxically, on the mark.
Elin Phillips is the pert and God-fearing maid, Hester, while little Fliss Pace is delightfully light-footed as young Elizabeth, the Hall's daughter.
Nonetheless dealing with these light-footed ventures has introduced challenges for some venture directors who have been prepared in the utilization of conventional advancement approaches [8 11].
His love interest, the beautiful and light-footed Padukone, once again steals the limelight.
Set on a rubbish dump, the light-footed Jellicle Cats move through the audience, enticing and engaging them as they slink around the theatre and on to the stage to open the show.