Walking

Pronunciation

Verb

1. Present participle of walk

Full definition of walking

Noun

1. Form of gerund.
• 1878, Anthony Trollope, Ayala's AngelMrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.
• 2013, Rob Dorit, These 'Bots Are Made for Walking, 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.

Adjective

1. Incarnate as a human; living.Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident.
2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
3. Characterized by or suitable for walking.a walking tourgood walking shoes

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