walking

Verb

present participle and gerund of walk

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Incarnate as a human; living.
2. (not-comparable) Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
3. (not-comparable) Characterized by or suitable for walking.
4. (not-comparable) Heavily characterized by some given quality.
5. (not-comparable) Being a style of bass accompaniment or line, common in Baroque music (1600–1750) and 20th century jazz, blues and rockabilly, which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement, akin to the regular alternation of feet while walking.

Noun

verbal noun of walk.

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walk

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: walkynge

Inherited from Old English: wealcende

Cognate with Old English: wealcendes

Inherited from Middle English: walkyng

In summary

From Middle English walkynge, walkinge, walkinde, walkende, walkand, walkande, from Old English wealcende (attested as Old English wealcendes), from Proto-Germanic *walkandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to roll, trample, walk”), equivalent to walk + -ing.

Synonyms

walk

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going

strolling

moving

gait

pacing

ambulation

traveling

going on foot

walk-to

striding

step

hiking

on foot

promenade

pedestrian

stroll

perambulation

trekking

pace

journey

gather

realize

ambulant

meet

rung

running

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saunter

speed

stair

step by step

stiff

tour

travel

trip

wandering

wandering about

by foot

go with the wind

walking with legs stiff and wide apart

travelling

act of walking

walk for pleasure

able

being loose

afoot

ambling

ambulatory

be able

being

Translations

marche

Gehen

andadura

caminhada

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marcher

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gehend

chodzenie

camminata

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fait de marcher

gezme

marcha

ambulante

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marche à pied

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marcia

gressus

Sentences

An older man is walking along the street in front of a woman .

Two men in turbans are walking along a city street .

A woman wearing a blue shirt and a shirtless little boy are walking through a forest .