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walking

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishwalkynge,walkinge,walkinde,walkende,walkand,walkande, fromOld Englishwealcende (attested asOld Englishwealcendes), fromProto-Germanic*walkandz, present participle ofProto-Germanic*walkaną(“to roll, trample, walk”), equivalent towalk +‎-ing.

Verb

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walking

  1. presentparticiple andgerund ofwalk

Adjective

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walking (notcomparable)

  1. Incarnate as ahuman;living.
    Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her thewalking dictionary.
    Phil's mother is awalking miracle after surviving that accident.
    • 2020 November 19, Kurran Karbal, Zuzu, “Woke Up” (0:22 from the start), inAdventure Time: Distant Lands - Obsidian (Original Soundtrack), performed byOlivia Olson:
      Honestly / You're awalking, talking, candy tragedy
  2. Able towalkin spite ofinjury orsickness.
  3. Characterized by orsuitable for walking.
    awalking tour
    goodwalking shoes
  5. Heavily characterized by some given quality.
    She was awalking example of how fitness training can take you a long way.
    awalking contradiction
  6. (music) 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.
    awalking bass, orwalking bassline
Translations
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incarnate as a human
able to walk though sick or injured
characterized by or suitable for walking
heavily characterized by some given quality

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishwalkyng,walkinge, equivalent towalk +‎-ing.

Noun

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walking (countable anduncountable,pluralwalkings)

  1. verbal noun ofwalk.
    • 1878, Anthony Trollope,Ayala's Angel:
      Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to thesewalkings in Kensington Gardens.
    • 2013 September-October,Rob Dorit, “These 'Bots Are Made for Walking”, inAmerican Scientist:
      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.
Translations
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gerund of walk

Derived terms

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