Walking
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 verbal noun of walk. countable, form-of, noun-from-verb, uncountable
"Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens."
- 2 the act of traveling by foot wordnet
- 1 present participle and gerund of walk form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Incarnate as a human; living. not-comparable
"Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary."
- 2 Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness. not-comparable
- 3 Characterized by or suitable for walking. not-comparable
"a walking tour"
- 4 Heavily characterized by some given quality. not-comparable
"She was a walking example of how fitness training can take you a long way."
- 5 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. not-comparable
"a walking bass, or walking bassline"
- 1 close enough to be walked to wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance."
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.
From Middle English walkyng, walkinge, equivalent to walk + -ing.
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