walking
Incarnate as a human; living.
Adjective 4 meanings
Incarnate as a human; living.
“Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.”
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
“a walking tour”
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Etymology
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.
WALKING at a glance
WALKING has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + L 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,430 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with walking
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- TALKING12
- WALLING11
- BALKING14
- CALKING14
- WELKING15
- WARKING15
- WAUKING15
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