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walking

wal·king

UK/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ US/ˈwaːk.ɪn/ very common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

having little or inadequate color

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noun

1.

the act of traveling by foot

  • “walking is a healthy form of exercise”
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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.

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