walking

[ waw-king ]

adjective

1. considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks:

   The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.

2. used for or as an aid in walking:

   She put on her walking shoes and went out.

3. suitable for, characterized by, or consisting of walking:

   True sightseeing is a walking affair. We took a walking tour of Spain.

4. of or relating to an implement or machine drawn by a draft animal and operated or controlled by a person on foot:

   a walking plow.

5. of or relating to a mechanical part that moves back and forth.

noun

1. the act or action of a person or thing that walks:

   Walking was the best exercise for him.

2. the manner or way in which a person walks.
3. the state or condition of the surface, terrain, etc., on which a person walks:

   The walking is dry over here.

4. race walking.

walking

/ ˈwɔːkɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of a person) considered to possess the qualities of something inanimate as specified

   he is a walking encyclopedia

Other Words From

• non·walking adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of walking¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; walk, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Instead of walking away from NAFTA, he renegotiated a very modest revision of its underlying structure, borrowing heavily from painstaking work that the Obama administration had undertaken as part of its ultimately unsuccessful push for the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership.

From Slate

“Say Nothing” begins in a state of knotted tension: an introductory voiceover by Lola Petticrew’s resolute Dolours Price lets us know we’re walking in on a fight between the British and the Irish, “the same old s**te,” that’s spanned 800 years.

From Salon

Mrs MacKinnon told the court she saw her brother walking up the property's back steps.

From BBC

Because she was still feeling the effects of the drugs, Helen says she needed help walking back to her own apartment.

From BBC

As Salah was walking her home, he suggested they make a stop to visit a friend.

From BBC