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Added 1 October 2026

walking

/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ verb

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present participle and gerund of walk

adjective

Incarnate as a human; living.
Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
a walking tour

noun

verbal noun of walk.
After five hours' walking in the heat, I was close to exhaustion.

Origin

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.

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