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walking

//ˈwɔː.kɪŋ//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for walking

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Forms

Plural
walkings

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.present participle and gerund of walk

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Incarnate as a human; living.

    • Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident.
    • Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
  2. 2.Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.

  3. 3.Heavily characterized by some given quality.

    • Today, she is a walking miracle from God. She is vibrant, healthy and happy as she continues to battle AIDS.
  4. 4.Characterized by or suitable for walking.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.verbal noun of walk.

    • Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.
    • Walking seems so simple: Just put one foot in front of the other. Yet every step you take is a precarious act. When you walk, your body’s center of mass is rarely located over one of your feet.
    • Turnip Rock is located in a portion of eastern Michigan dubbed the Thumb, where 140 miles of coastline and waterfront towns offer a variety of outdoor activities, including biking, walking and kayaking.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4034

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

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.

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