walking

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Also spelled walkin

US /ˈwaːk.ɪn/ UK /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #986

Meanings

1

noun
The activity of travelling on foot, often as exercise.

Walking is a healthy form of exercise.
2

adj
Used for or suitable for walking.

They went on a walking tour of the hills.
3

adj
Used informally to say a person seems to be a living example of some quality.

My grandmother is a walking dictionary.

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gentle walking
slow, easy walking suitable for recovery or relaxation

Adjective + noun
regular walking
walking done consistently as a habit

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do some walking
engage in walking, especially for fitness or leisure

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enjoy walking
get pleasure from walking

Verb + noun
go walking
go on a walk as a leisure activity

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brisk walking
walking at a quick, energetic pace

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Boots are made for walking

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Walter Waddle
Walter Waddle won a walking wager. Did Walter Waddle win a walking wager? If Walter Waddle won a walking wager, Where's the walking wager Walter Waddle won?

Round the lips briefly for /w/, then move into each vowel. Notice the change from won to win in the question.

Etymology

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.

walkynge Middle English wealcende Old English *walkandz Proto-Germanic *walkaną Proto-Germanic

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# walking

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈwaːk.ɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 986

## Meanings
1. The activity of travelling on foot, often as exercise.
2. Used for or suitable for walking.
3. Used informally to say a person seems to be a living example of some quality.

## Examples
- Walking is a healthy form of exercise.
- They went on a walking tour of the hills.
- My grandmother is a walking dictionary.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: walkynge
- Root: wealcende
- Root: *walkandz
- Root: *walkaną

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Walking is 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. Important historical forms include Middle English walkynge, Old English wealcende, Proto-Germanic *walkandz, and Proto-Germanic *walkaną. In present-day use, it can mean the activity of travelling on foot, often as exercise, or used for or suitable for walking.

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