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Webster 1913 Edition

Walking

Walk′ing

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Walk
,
Verb.
Walking beam
.
See
Beam
, 10.
–
Walking crane
,
a kind of traveling crane. See under
Crane
.
–
Walking fern
.
(Bot.)
See
Walking leaf
, below.
–
Walking fish
(Zool.)
,
any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus
Ophiocephalus
, some of which, as
Ophiocephalus marulius
, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also
langya
.
–
Walking gentleman
(Theater)
,
an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words.
[Cant]
–
Walking lady
(Theater)
,
an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
[Cant]
–
Walking leaf
.
(a)
(Bot.)
A little American fern (
Camptosorus rhizophyllus
); – so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants.
(b)
(Zool.)
A leaf insect. See under
Leaf
.
–
Walking papers
, or
Walking ticket
,
an order to leave; dismissal, as from office;
as, to get one’s
walking papers
, i. e. to be dismissed or fired
.
[Colloq.]
Bartlett.
–
Walking stick
.
(a)
A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane.
(b)
(Zool.)
A stick insect; – called also
walking straw
. See Illust. of
Stick insect
, under
Stick
.
–
Walking wheel
(Mach.)
,
a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Walking

WALKING

,
ppr.
Wauking. Moving on the legs with a slow pace; moving; conducting ones self.

WALKING

,
Noun.
Wauking. The act of moving on the feet with a slow pace.

Definition 2024

walking

walking

English

Verb

walking

  1. present participle of walk

Noun

walking ‎(plural walkings)

  1. gerund of walk.
    • 1878, Anthony Trollope, Ayala's Angel
      Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.
    • 2013 September-October, Rob Dorit, “These 'Bots Are Made for Walking”, in American Scientist:
      Walking seems so simple: Just put one foot in front of the other. Yet every step you take is a precarious act. When you walk, your body’s center of mass is rarely located over one of your feet.

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Adjective

walking ‎(not comparable)

  1. Incarnate as a human; living.
    Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
    Don't check Wikipedia, ask Jane, the walking encyclopaedia.
    Phil's mother is a walking miracle after surviving that accident.
  2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
  3. Characterized by or suitable for walking.
    a walking tour
    good walking shoes

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