Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walk the streets

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: walk the streets
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To walk about in a city or town, especially as an activity in itself.

verb

To be free to move about in a city or town.

verb

To be unemployed; to be looking for work.

Dated

verb

Example Sentences

"The art of walking the streets, if it was ever known, is a lost art in America."
"At first, I just spent most of the day walking the streets, pushing my baby around with me from one sister's house to another."
"So after the Beatles bit we walked the streets of Hamburg for a while, amazed at the vibrancy of the place."
"Doctor, you have stated that you assumed that there are many people walking the streets who are neurotic."
"2007, Martha C. Reith, Highlights in History: 1900-1939, Remedia Publications, page 10, His business was crime, yet he walked the streets of Chicago with no fear of punishment."
"Probably at the age of eleven, when he should be at school, he is driven into the workshop and a journeyman is allowed to walk the streets, because a great deal that he does can be done by the apprentice."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

walks the streets (present, singular) walking the streets (participle, present) walked the streets (participle, past) walked the streets (past)

Questions

What does walk the streets mean?: To walk about in a city or town, especially as an activity in itself.

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