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walking

/ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Walking means: close enough to be walked to.

Synonyms for walking3

noun, as in the act of traveling by foot

adjective, as in close enough to be walked to

walk-to, close

What does walking mean?2

adjective

1

close enough to be walked to“walking distance”

noun

1

the act of traveling by foot“walking is a healthy form of exercise”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with walking?3

two syllables

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Walking in a sentence

  • On a fine day in spring, we enjoyed a walking tour to the full.unknown
  • A staff is used to help steady yourself when walking, much like a cane.CM
  • He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.Jesse
  • He is, so to speak, a walking encyclopedia.unknown
  • He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary.sacredceltic
  • While walking down a street, he ran into an old friend of his.CK
  • She said she was walking through the woods, looking for wild flowers.Zifre
  • She is, as it were, a walking speaker.unknown

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