English Explanatory Dictionary

walking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of walk
adj
  1. Incarnate as a human; living.
  2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
  3. Characterized by or suitable for walking.
  4. Heavily characterized by some given quality.
  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.
noun
  1. verbal noun of walk.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ /ˈwaːk.ɪn/ /ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/ en-us-walking.ogg /ˈwɑ.kɪŋ/

Word forms

walking walkings

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.

Related words

shanks' mare shanks' pony

Derived words

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