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walking definition

walk·ing (wôk)

adjective

    1. that walks
    2. that is able to walk
  1. for use by a walker, hiker, etc.
  2. characterized by walking, hiking, etc. a walking trip through Wales
  3. in human form a walking encyclopedia
  4. ☆ that is drawn by an animal and guided by a person walking a walking plow
  5. that moves back and forth or up and down a walking beam
  6. that moves in a manner suggestive of walking a walking crane
  7. permitting the patient to be ambulatory walking pneumonia

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that walks
  2. manner of walking; gait
  3. the condition of the ground, a path, etc. with reference to its suitability for walking on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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