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walking

  • adjective
  • walk·ing
  • /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/

Incarnate as a human; living.

Other meanings

  1. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.

  2. Characterized by or suitable for walking.

Synonyms

  • walk-to

Related words

  • dogwalking
  • go walking
  • walking dead
  • walking shorts
  • walking skeleton
  • walking the dog
  • walking-about money
  • walking bass
  • dead person walking
  • redirected walking
  • Walking Bear
  • walking cane

Example sentences

  • “He was walking carefully, scanning the road.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
  • “I should get a job walking dogs.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “I'm walking here! I'm walking here!”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "wealcende".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “walking” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.