walking /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/adjective 5noun 1forms 1phrases 1 adjective5 •Characterized by or suitable for walking.good walking shoes •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. •(figurative) Heavily characterized by some given quality.Today, she is a walking miracle from God. She is vibrant, healthy and happy as she continues to battle AIDS. — 2000 •Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness. •Being a style of bass accompaniment or line, common in Baroque music (1600–1750) and 20th century jazz, blues and rockabilly, which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement, akin to the regular alternation of feet while walking. noun1 •verbal noun of walk.After five hours' walking in the heat, I was close to exhaustion. formswalkings Phrases with walking go walkingto disappear; to go missing
