Her legs shook and she sat on her hands to try and steady herself.
The Woman Propositioned by Alaska’s Former Lieutenant Governor Tells Her Story for the First Time|by Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News|September 10, 2020|ProPublica
Within these systems can be broad swaths of steady rainfall called stratiform regions, Gramling says.
Readers ask about neutrinos in the sun’s core, megaflashes and mussels|Science News Staff|September 6, 2020|Science News
That’s corroborated by data from job-search websites such as Indeed, which also shows a slowing trend of job listings after steady gains earlier in the summer.
The Easy Part Of The Economic Recovery Might Be Over|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux|September 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
While wearable fitness devices saw an uptick in shipments in North America for Q2, the overall dollar amount of the market remained steady, according to new numbers out of Canalys.
Low-cost fitness bands see a resurgence in interest amid the pandemic|Brian Heater|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
They can watch and tightly measure as the vortex loops merge and evolve into turbulence, analyze its steady state, subject it to various forces and tweaks to see how it responds, and then stop feeding it and study its decay.
An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence|David H. Freedman|September 3, 2020|Quanta Magazine
It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man?|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Superintendent Smith, in fact, had fielded a steady stream of complaints about him that never resulted in any direct action.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Outside, a lone traffic policeman directs a steady stream of motorbikes.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Activating iPhones promised a lucrative, steady revenue stream for Synchronoss.
NSA Chief Bet Money on AT&T as It Spied on You|Shane Harris|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Reid, wealth accumulation has come from a steady diet of land deals and playing the market.
A Conservative Explains Why The GOP Could Lose|Bill Whalen|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man said nothing, and she looked up to encounter a steady gaze from eyes somewhat puzzled.
The Lighted Match|Charles Neville Buck
Fig. 1776 represents a drill for stone work, whose edge is made curved to steady it.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
The tan thinned on Carmichael's face, but his hand was steady.
The Goose Girl|Harold MacGrath
Some send it forth in a solid, steady, majestic column; others in an irregular, churn-like fashion.
Then and Now|Robert Vaughn
Several of the men, whom I know personally — steady fellows and good time-keepers — had been getting 18s.
Life in a Railway Factory|Alfred Williams
British Dictionary definitions for steady
steady
/ (ˈstɛdɪ) /
adjectivesteadierorsteadiest
not able to be moved or disturbed easily; stable
free from fluctuationthe level stayed steady
not easily excited; imperturbable
staid; sober
regular; habituala steady drinker
continuousa steady flow
nautical(of a vessel) keeping upright, as in heavy seas
verbsteadies, steadyingorsteadied
to make or become steady
adverb
in a steady manner
go steadyinformalto date one person regularly
nounpluralsteadies
informalone's regular boyfriend or girlfriend
interjection
nauticalan order to the helmsman to stay on a steady course
a warning to keep calm, be careful, etc
Britisha command to get set to start, as in a raceready, steady, go!
Derived forms of steady
steadier, nounsteadily, adverbsteadiness, noun
Word Origin for steady
C16: from stead + -y1; related to Old High German stātīg, Middle Dutch stēdig