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powerwalking

powerwalking is the present participle and gerund of powerwalk.

Meaning of powerwalk

Verb

powerwalk (third-person singular simple present powerwalks, present participle powerwalking, simple past and past participle powerwalked)

  1. To walk at a brisk pace for exercise or in order to move very quickly.
    • "Are you following me?" she asks, straightout. "Course not. I'm powerwalking."2011, Helena Pielichaty, Never Ever, →ISBN

Noun

powerwalking (uncountable)

  1. Walking briskly for speed and exercise.
    • Karen pointed out that “in powerwalking, you can count your steps and how many you're taking, but in running you can't really do that."2005, Thomas A. Romberg, Thomas P. Carpenter, Fae Dremock, Understanding Mathematics and Science Matters, →ISBN
    • Carla thought powerwalking was stupid, she'd told Liz it looked like a car stuck in first gear, as well as being a depressing admission of middle age.2008, Gregory Day, Ron McCoy's Sea of Diamonds, →ISBN

Questions about powerwalking

What does powerwalking mean?
Powerwalking means walking briskly for speed and exercise.
What is powerwalking the present participle and gerund of?
Powerwalking is the present participle and gerund of powerwalk.
What part of speech is powerwalking?
Powerwalking is a noun.

Words near powerwalking in the dictionary

  1. powerviolence
  2. powerwalk
  3. powerwalked
  4. powerwalker
  5. powerwalkers
  6. powerwalking
  7. powerwalks
  8. powerwash
  9. powerwashed
  10. powerwasher
  11. powerwashers

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