walking

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈwɔkɪŋ/
• (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈwɑkɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of walk#English|walk

Adjective

walking (not comparable)

1. incarnate#English|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 tour

   good walking shoes

Translations

• Portuguese: humano, ambulante

Translations

• Russian: ходячий

Noun

walking

1. gerund of walk#English|walk.
   • 1878, Anthony Trollope, Ayala's Angel

     Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.

Translations

• French: marche, randonnée, marche à pied
• German: Wandern, Spazierengehen, Gehen, Laufen (colloquial)
• Russian: ходьба́

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