How do you pronounce walking?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/.

Where does walking come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

walking

/ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: walk-ing
IPA: /ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of walk

adj

Incarnate as a human; living.

adj

Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.

adj

Characterized by or suitable for walking.

adj

Heavily characterized by some given quality.

adj

Being a style of bass accompaniment or line, common in Baroque music (1600–1750) and 20th century jazz, blues and rockabilly, which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement, akin to the regular alternation of feet while walking.

noun

verbal noun of walk.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary."
"Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident."
"Honestly / You're a walking, talking, candy tragedy"
"a walking tour"
"good walking shoes"
"Today, she is a walking miracle from God. She is vibrant, healthy and happy as she continues to battle AIDS."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: walkynge, wealcende, *walkandz, *walkaną, walkyng

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/
British English: /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

walkings (plural)

Derived Forms

barwalking beamwalking bushwalking dogwalking dumbwalking fellwalking fieldwalking floorwalking goatwalking hillwalking jaywalking nightwalking

Phrases

aqua walking club-walking dead man walking dead person walking dead woman walking devil's walking stick drink walking gorge walking

Frequently Paired Words

shanks' mare shanks' pony

Synonyms

walk-to walk

Rhymes With

talking stalking hawking squawking overclocking gawking chalking caulking balking