walking

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of walk. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

   The baby is walking on her own now.

   They were walking home when the storm hit.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountablenoun from verb

   Verbal noun of walk. It names the act of going on foot as an activity.

   Walking is one of the easiest ways to stay healthy.

   She does an hour of walking every day.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Used for walking or while walking, such as shoes, paths, or trips on foot.

   She bought new walking shoes for the trip.

   The hotel offers a guided walking tour of the old city.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Showing some quality so strongly that a person seems to be a living example of it.

   Her grandmother is a walking encyclopedia of family recipes.

   After losing his keys again, he joked that he was a walking disaster.

   Similarliving

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5. 5
   adjective

   Alive and moving among people, used of something you would not expect to be living.

   Survivors of the crash were called walking miracles.

   In the story, the curse turned the soldier into a walking corpse.

   Similarliving

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6. 6
   adjective

   Still able to walk even though hurt or sick.

   The nurse sent the walking wounded to the smaller clinic.

   She had walking pneumonia but still came to class.

   Similarambulatory

7. 7
   adjective

   Describing a steady bass line that plays one even note on each beat, giving a smooth, walking feel.

   Like footsteps that fall one at a time, steady and even.

   The song has a cool walking bass that keeps the beat moving.

   She learned to play a simple walking bass on the piano.

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