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knucklewalk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knuck-le-walk
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From knuckle + walk.

Inflected Forms

knucklewalks (present, singular) knucklewalking (participle, present) knucklewalked (participle, past) knucklewalked (past)

Derived Forms

knucklewalker

Questions

What does knucklewalk mean?
To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles.
Where does knucklewalk come from?
From knuckle + walk.

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