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walk on water

walk on water verb: to perform godlike or superhuman feats.

Verb

walk on water (third-person singular simple present walks on water, present participle walking on water, simple past and past participle walked on water)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform godlike or superhuman feats.
    • He may be rich and influential, but he can't walk on water.
    • After the day I had today, I feel like I could walk on water.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, water.

Forms of walk on water

third-person singular presentwalks on water
present participlewalking on water
past participlewalked on water
pastwalked on water

Origin of walk on water

From the miracle of Jesus walking on water, described in the Gospels.

Questions about walk on water

What does walk on water mean?
Walk on water means to perform godlike or superhuman feats.
What part of speech is walk on water?
Walk on water is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk on water?
The past tense of walk on water is walked on water.

Words near walk on water in the dictionary

  1. walk on by
  2. walk on eggshells
  3. walk on one's lower lip
  4. walk on sunshine
  5. walk on the wild side
  6. walk on water
  7. walk one's chalks
  8. walk one's shots
  9. walk out
  10. walk out on
  11. walk out with

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