walking

Etymology 1

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.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of walk

adj

1. Incarnate as a human; living.
   Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
   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
4. Heavily characterized by some given quality.
   She was a walking example of how fitness training can take you a long way.

Etymology 2

From Middle English walkyng, walkinge, equivalent to walk + -ing.

noun

1. gerund of walk.
   Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens. 1878, Anthony Trollope, Ayala's Angel
   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. 2013 September-October, Rob Dorit, “These 'Bots Are Made for Walking”, in American Scientist