Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walk the walk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: walk the walk
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he talks the talk, but it remains to be seen if he can walk the walk."
""The SNP like to talk the talk about net zero targets, but they can't walk the walk. We need a fares freeze for everyone if we want to get serious about greening the economy and a public railway run in the public interest.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

talk the talk walk out walk the talk money talks, bullshit walks

Frequently Paired Words

talk the talk walk out walk the talk money talks, bullshit walks

Questions

What does walk the walk mean?: To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.

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