painful step

Related

stumbleLose footing momentarily
limpLacking firmness or rigidity
winceReflexive recoil from distress
achePersistent dull discomfort
thresholdPoint of beginning

hobble · stride · stagger · misstep · blister · tender · sore · climb · trudge · agony · falter · milestone · progress · barefoot · thorn · gravel · bruise · ordeal

Opposites

physical sensation during movement

painful steplight step

Gentle, quiet footfall

spring in one's step

difficulty of process/progress

painful stepsmooth transition

Gradual, unnoticeable change

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