OTHER WORDS FROM walking
non·walk·ing, adjective, nounWords nearby walking
Definition for walking (2 of 2)
Origin of walk
before 1000; (v.) Middle English
walken, Old English
wealcan to roll, toss,
gewealcan to go; cognate with Dutch, German
walken to full (cloth), Old Norse
vālka to toss; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM walk
un·walked, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for walking
British Dictionary definitions for walking (1 of 2)
walking
/ (ˈwɔːkɪŋ) /
adjective
(of a person) considered to possess the qualities of something inanimate as specified
he is a walking encyclopedia
British Dictionary definitions for walking (2 of 2)
walk
/ (wɔːk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of walk
walkable, adjectiveWord Origin for walk
Old English
wealcan; related to Old High German
walchan, Sanskrit
valgati he moves
Medical definitions for walking
walk
[ wôk ]
v.
To move over a surface by taking steps with the feet at a pace slower than a run.
n.
The gait of a human in which the feet are lifted alternately with one part of a foot always on the ground.
The characteristic way in which one walks.
Idioms and Phrases with walking
walk