walking: Meaning and Definition of

walk•ing

Pronunciation: (wô'king), [key]
— adj.
  1. considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks: The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
  2. used for or as an aid in walking: She put on her walking shoes and went out.
  3. suitable for, characterized by, or consisting of walking: True sightseeing is a walking affair. We took a walking tour of Spain.
  4. of or pertaining to an implement or machine drawn by a draft animal and operated or controlled by a person on foot: a walking plow.
  5. of or pertaining to a mechanical part that moves back and forth.
—n.
  1. the act or action of a person or thing that walks: Walking was the best exercise for him.
  2. the manner or way in which a person walks.
  3. the state or condition of the surface, terrain, etc., on which a person walks: The walking is dry over here.
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Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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