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Noun pacing has 2 senses

tempo, pacing - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
--₁ is a kind of musical time
--₁ has particulars:
accelerando; allegretto; allegro; andante; meno mosso; rubato
pacing - walking with slow regular strides
--₂ is a kind of gait

Derived form: verb pace₁

Verb pace has 4 senses

pace - walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"
--₁ is one way to walk

Derived forms: noun pace₄, noun pace₃, noun pace₂, noun pace₁, noun pacing₂
Sample sentence:
They pace up the hill
pace - go at a pace; "The horse paced"
--₂ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun pace₄, noun pace₂, noun pace₁, noun pacer₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
pace, step - measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
--₃ is one way to quantify, measure

Derived forms: noun pace₆, noun pace₄, noun pace₂, noun pace₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
--₄ is one way to determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

Derived forms: noun pace₅, noun pace₃, noun pacer₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody