walking
//ˈwɔː.kɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- walkings
Definitions
1.present participle and gerund of walk
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.Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
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.Characterized by or suitable for walking.
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
Related words
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.