walking

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

walking

1. Present participle of walk.

Noun

walking (plural walkings)

1. gerund of walk

   The walking helped her.

Translations

gerund of walk

Chinese: Mandarin: 走路 (zh) (zǒulù), 步行 (zh) (bùxíng) Czech: chůze (cs) f., chození (cs) n. French: marche (fr) f., randonnée (fr) f., marche à pied (fr) f.

German: Wandern (de) n., Spazierengehen (de) n., Gehen (de) n., Laufen (de) n. (colloquial) Japanese: 歩き (ja) (あるき, aruki) Russian: ходьба (ru) (xod'bá) f., хождение (ru) (xoždénije) n.

Adjective

walking (not comparable)

1. 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

Derived terms

• walking bass
• walking cane
• walking carpet
• walking cast
• walking fern
• walking frame
• walking papers
• walking patient
• walking stick
• walking wounded

See also

• shanks' pony

Translations

incarnate as a human

Hungarian: sétáló (hu)

able to walk though sick or injured

characterized by or suitable for walking