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pacing

/ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
  2. The speed at which a story is told.

Plural pacings

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On this paved yard are to be seen,—pacing to and fro from morning till night, pale, careworn, and haggard, like so many shadows,—the men whom justice holds beneath the steel she is sharpening.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1036 · C1
The official received us with a very grave face and showed us into a sitting-room, where an exceedingly unkempt and agitated elderly man, clad in a flannel dressing-gown, was pacing up and down.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 73 · C1
Sure enough, when we reached Baker Street the detective was already there, and we found him pacing up and down in a fever of impatience.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 84 · C1
He stationed himself in a room commanding a view of the street, pacing the chamber with restless steps, stopping merely to listen from time to time for the sound of approaching wheels, then to cast an anxious glance on Ali; but the regularity with which the Nubian puffed forth the smoke of his chibouque proved that he at least was wholly absorbed in the enjoyment of his favorite occupation.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 491 · C1

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