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walk the floor

walk the floor verb: to pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.
    • "How wildly you talk, Margaret!" exclaimed Mr. Birtwell, with increased irritation. . . . Mr. Birtwell started to his feet and walked the floor with considerable excitement.1875, T. S. Arthur, chapter 3, in Danger; or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
    • "Oh—this is terrible!" she broke out frantically—and she began to walk the floor.1913, Kathleen Norris, “Rising Water”, in Poor Dear Margaret Kirby and other Stories

walk the floor meaning in Bengali

walk the floor in Bengali

দুশ্চিন্তা, উত্তেজনা

Forms of walk the floor

third-person singular presentwalks the floor
present participlewalking the floor
past participlewalked the floor
pastwalked the floor

Questions about walk the floor

What does walk the floor mean?
Walk the floor means to pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.
What is walk the floor in Bengali?
Walk the floor in Bengali is দুশ্চিন্তা, উত্তেজনা. See Walk the floor meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is walk the floor?
Walk the floor is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk the floor?
The past tense of walk the floor is walked the floor.

Words near walk the floor in the dictionary

  1. walk the cat back
  2. walk the chalk
  3. walk the chalk line
  4. walk the chalk mark
  5. walk the dog
  6. walk the floor
  7. walk the gangplank
  8. walk the hospitals
  9. walk the line
  10. walk the plank
  11. walk the streets

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