walking

UK /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ US /ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/

adj 5

Definitions

adj

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.

Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.

Characterized by or suitable for walking.

a walking tour

good walking shoes

Heavily characterized by some given quality.

She was a walking example of how fitness training can take you a long way.

a walking contradiction

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.

a walking bass, or walking bassline

Collocations

ADJ.

live, next, thin, unpleasant

She lived next to a walking trail that wound through the forest behind her house.

VERB + WALKING

call, find, keep, like, party, saw, see, speak

I saw them walking down the street toward the park this morning.

WALKING + NOUN

candy, dictionary, direction, distance, ginza, heels, hours, ice

She bought walking shoes before heading out on a long walking distance through the mountains.

PREP.

across, after, in, on, on, with, within

I saw them walking across the bridge toward the old town.

ADV.

honestly, slowly

She was walking slowly down the street, looking at the shop windows.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of traveling by foot

walk

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

go walking

to disappear; to go missing

Example Bank

Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.

Wiktionary

Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident.

Wiktionary

Honestly / You're a walking, talking, candy tragedy

Wiktionary

It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.

Tatoeba · #18140

I ran into a friend while walking in Ginza.

Tatoeba · #18408

The nurse recommended that he try walking.

Tatoeba · #20978

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