Definition of walking

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Walking () a. & n. from Walk, v..

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Noctambulation :: Noctambulation (n.) Somnambulism; walking in sleep.
March :: March (v. i.) To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France..
Unguligrade :: Unguligrade (a.) Having, or walking on, hoofs..
Walking :: Walking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wal.
Run :: Run (a.) To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
Balmoral :: Balmoral (n.) A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front..
Pedometer :: Pedometer (n.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step..
Stagger :: Stagger (n.) An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; -- often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man..
Passant :: Passant (v. i.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised..
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
Pace :: Pace (n.) The length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; -- used as a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty paces..
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side..
Stepping-stone :: Stepping-stone (n.) A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.
Rove :: Rove (v. i.) Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise..
Palmigrade :: Palmigrade (a.) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals..
Water Ouzel :: Water ouzel () Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the genus Cinclus (or Hydrobates), especially the European water ousel (C. aquaticus), and the American water ousel (C. Mexicanus). These birds live about the water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of streams beneath the water in search of food..
Gradient :: Gradient (a.) Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
Step :: Step (v. i.) The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps..
Parade :: Parade (v. i.) To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in a public place..
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